Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition

12/12/2025

🔬 The ATSDR/CDC Multi‑Site PFAS Study — conducted in partnership with Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) and other organizations — investigates the health effects of PFAS contamination in drinking water.

This national effort focuses on communities including Hyannis and Ayer, MA, and examines PFAS levels in blood, as well as potential associations with immune, metabolic, reproductive, kidney, liver, and neurobehavioral outcomes.

Visit MBCC to learn more about the study, its goals, and what the findings could mean for public health.
https://mbcc.org/atsdr-cdc-multi-site-study/

In September 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) established cooperative agreements with seven partners to study the human health effects of exposure to PFAS through drinking water at locations across the nation....

12/08/2025

Join MBCC for the 5th Annual Margo Simon Golden Memorial Webinar:
Environmental Justice and Women’s Health

📅 Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 | 🕛 12–1:30 PM ET
🏆 Honoring Tamarrra James-Todd, PhD for her groundbreaking work in environmental reproductive epidemiology

Let’s carry forward Margo Simon Golden’s vision of prevention and a cancer-free tomorrow.

👉 Register now: mbcc.org/tribute

12/05/2025

Real teachers. Real change.

Access our free Let’s Talk Prevention student modules at https://mbcc.org/lets-talk-prevention-reducing-toxic-exposures

12/04/2025

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition is grateful to our sponsors who support our mission of preventing the environmental causes of breast cancer through community education, research advocacy, and changes to public policy. These sponsors reflect a genuine commitment to the environment, public health, and the eradication of breast cancer for future generations. Thank you for your continued support!

One such sponsor is Cardi's Furniture & Mattresses . We greatly appreciate their support of MBCC’s mission of breast cancer prevention.

To learn more about Cardi’s, please visit them at cardis.com

12/03/2025

Reduce the Risk!
Check dental floss ingredients, and choose uncoated or natural wax-coated options.

12/02/2025

💗 This Giving Tuesday, Help Us Prevent Breast Cancer Before It Starts

Today, we invite you to stand with MBCC in our mission to stop breast cancer before it begins. Your support fuels community education, public policy advocacy, and groundbreaking research into the environmental causes of breast cancer.

Every gift—large or small—helps protect future generations, support impacted communities, and push us closer to a world where fewer families face this devastating diagnosis.

🌿 Give the gift of prevention today:
👉 https://mbcc.org/donate

Thank you for supporting MBCC and helping build a healthier, safer future for all.

12/02/2025

Dr. Michael Misialek invites you to support prevention—not just treatment of breast cancer. Your gift can fuel research, education & advocacy at MBCC.

Read more and donate 👉 https://mbcc.org/a-pathologists-plea-to-support-cancer-prevention-before-giving-tuesday/

11/28/2025

Reduce the Risk: Don’t smoke, and reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, which contains harmful carcinogens.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from MBCC! 🦃
🧡 Thank you for your commitment to creating a healthier, safer future for all.
Wishing you a peaceful and joyful holiday with those you love.

11/26/2025

🧪 What Are Alkylphenols?
Alkylphenols are a group of persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals with estrogen-like properties. A common type, nonylphenols, can be found in:
• Food container linings
• Plastic wraps
• Cleaning products
• Certain personal care items, including spermicides

Because these chemicals are widespread, daily exposure is likely.

While research is still developing, early studies suggest that exposure during critical life stages may affect mammary gland development and could potentially increase breast cancer risk.

Although alkylphenols are not currently classifiable as carcinogenic by major agencies, both the President’s Cancer Panel and the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee highlight them as chemicals of concern in breast cancer prevention.
Learn more: https://mbcc.org/chemicals-of-concern/

11/25/2025

Visit our friends at Cardi's Furniture & Mattresses for free photos with Santa!

Join us for FREE photos with Santa on the following dates at Cardi's Furniture & Mattresses:
Dec 6 South Attleboro 10am-130pm
Dec 7 Swansea 1pm-430pm
Dec 13 West Warwick 10am-230pm
Dec 14 South Attleboro 12pm-430pm
Dec 20 Swansea 10am-230pm
Dec 21 West Warwick 12pm-430pm

11/25/2025

Families across Massachusetts, and beyond, continue to face the heartbreak of losing loved ones far too soon. MBCC Board Member Gerry Swift is sharing his family’s story -- one of love, loss, and the urgent need for prevention.

We invite you to read his message and donate to support MBCC’s mission toward breast cancer prevention. https://mbcc.org/a-wish-no-child-should-need-to-make/