Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition

10/31/2025

👻Happy Halloween from MBCC! 👻
Today we celebrate with costumes, candy, and community—but we also remind you that prevention is no trick. 🕸️

Together, we can reduce exposure to harmful chemicals and create a healthier future for all. 💜

Stay safe, have fun, and thank you for supporting MBCC’s mission of breast cancer prevention.

10/30/2025

🚰 Let’s Talk Prevention!
Student Module 2 – Understanding Tap Water

Developed with the PROTECT Center at Northeastern University, this module explores:
💧 Where our drinking water comes from
⚠️ Issues with safe water access & contamination
📖 Real-world cases like lead in Flint, MI
🔬 Hands-on water quality testing & data evaluation

👉 Recommended for middle & high school classrooms.
Check out suggested materials here: https://mbcc.org/lets-talk-prevention-actions-you-can-take-student-modules/suggested-materials-for-tap-water-module

Learn more: https://mbcc.org/lets-talk-prevention-actions-you-can-take-student-modules/

10/27/2025

Thank you to everyone who supported the 28th Annual Lesbians & Friends LGBTQIA+ Dance!

Your support and energy helped make this year’s event a wonderful success — filled with celebration, connection, and purpose.

Special thanks to Liz Nania of OUT to Dance, Sandy Bailey, Club Café (Jim Morgrage and the entire team), and honoree E. Denise Simmons for making the evening unforgettable, and to our amazing sponsors and volunteers for their continued support.

Together, we’re advancing MBCC’s mission towards breast cancer prevention.

10/24/2025

🎃 💃🎶 Tomorrow’s the night! 🎶💃
MBCC’s Annual LGBTQIA+ Dance is back Oct 25 — and you don’t want to miss it!

🎟️ VIP: $40 pre-reg / $45 at the door
• Dance lesson w/ Liz Nania
• Hors d’oeuvres
• Honoring Mayor E. Denise Simmons
(+ GA included!)

🎶 GA: $20 – Halloween dance party + costume contest 💀👻

📅 Tomorrow | 📍 mbcc.org/dance

Join us for a night of celebration, community & support for MBCC’s mission! 💖

10/23/2025

Learn about how MassDEP is addressing the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-in-drinking-water

10/22/2025

This Breast Cancer Prevention Month, former MBCC intern Maria Jose Patiño Mejido reflects on the power of education, advocacy, and community action in creating a healthier future for all.

"This October, Breast Cancer Prevention Month reminds us how much prevention matters and how, together, we can give communities the knowledge, voice, and hope they need to create healthier, safer environments."

Join Maria Jose in supporting MBCC’s mission. Together, prevention is possible.
“From my first day, I saw how deeply MBCC cares—not just about preventing breast cancer, but about people and communities.”

Former intern Maria Jose Patiño Mejido shares what inspired her during Breast Cancer Prevention Month — and why prevention matters more than ever.

Join her in supporting MBCC's mission towards breast cancer prevention.

10/21/2025

Free Webinar
2025 Update on the Pathologist's Role in Breast Cancer Treatment
🗓 Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM EST

Join us for an important update with Dr. Misialek, Associate Chair of Pathology at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and MBCC’s Medical Advisor. He will share insights on the evolving role of pathologists in breast cancer treatment, patient care, and medical education.

🔗 Register now: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7591213438945373274

10/20/2025

🚨 Did you know?
The industrial chemical 1,4-Dioxane—used in plastics, adhesives, varnishes, and paints—has been detected as a contaminant in children’s bath products like bubble bath. 🛁

👩‍⚕️ The International Agency for Research on Cancer lists it as possibly carcinogenic to humans, and the U.S. EPA classifies it as probably carcinogenic to humans.

Everyday exposure can occur through contact with contaminated bath products, cosmetics, or even pesticide-treated food.

👉 Learn more: Silent Spring Institute – Mammary Carcinogens Database

10/18/2025

💃🎶 MBCC’s Annual LGBTQIA+ Dance is back Oct 25!

🎟️ VIP: $40 pre-reg / $45 door
• Dance lesson w/ Liz Nania
• Hors d’oeuvres
• Honoring Mayor E. Denise Simmons
(+ GA included!)

🎶 GA: $20 – Halloween dance party + costume contest 💀👻

📅 Oct 25 | 📍 mbcc.org/dance
Join us for a night of celebration, community & support for MBCC’s mission! 💖

Halloween Bash for a Cause: Celebrating Community, Supporting Prevention Join Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Club Café (209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA) for the Halloween Bash for a Cause: Celebrating Community, Supporting Prevention — a vibrant evening of da...

10/17/2025

Missed yesterday’s webinar? Catch the replay here 👉 https://mbcc.org/an-update-on-pfas-health-effects-and-exposure-research-in-massachusetts/
Featuring Dr. Laurel Schaider, Senior Scientist at Silent Spring Institute, who leads groundbreaking research on PFAS and water quality. Her work focuses on:
💧 PFAS in drinking water, food & consumer products
🏡 Contamination from septic systems
⚖️ Environmental justice disparities in water quality

Don’t miss this important update on PFAS health effects and exposure research in Massachusetts.

10/15/2025

Don't miss our FREE WEBINAR tomorrow!
An Update On PFAS Health Effects and Exposure Research In Massachusetts.
Register here 👉 https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4850958883155470175

10/14/2025

Dear Friends in Prevention,
Each October, the nation turns its attention to breast cancer. At MBCC, we recognize the importance of this moment -- but we also know that awareness alone is not enough. True progress requires a focus on prevention.
Wednesday marked the start of Breast Cancer Prevention Month.
We invite you to join us in broadening the conversation. During these remaining 29 days of the month, let’s take meaningful action to reduce the burden of environmentally-linked diseases. Together, we can expand breast cancer awareness to include prevention.
While progress has been made, more must be done to reduce contact with chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, reproductive problems, and other health concerns.

Since 1991, MBCC has been at the forefront towards prevention. We have been so honored and proud to share the Let’s Talk Prevention program, the MBCC Webinar series, advocacy action alerts, and all of the resources you have trusted us to provide. We continue to push for a shift in time, attention, and funding toward preventive measures, because without it, the legacy of breast cancer will remain unchanged for future generations.
This October, let’s work together to ensure that breast cancer awareness is more than just marketing. True awareness must focus on prevention, education, advocacy, and research to drive policy change and protect public health.

Please consider supporting MBCC’s vital work towards breast cancer prevention -- not only during Breast Cancer Prevention Month, but throughout the year.

Together, we can change the legacy of breast cancer for our children, grandchildren, and future generations.

Thank you,
Cheryl Osimo
Executive Director

Donate to support our mission 👉 mbcc.org/donate-online