The Summer Issue of The Source is Now Available Online
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In this issue:
BCA joins the ACLU to challenge gene patenting in court
California's Green Chemistry Innitiative
Ellen Leopold discusses radiation and the practice of American cancer treatment
Breast Cancer Action Sues to End Gene Patenting
BCA is a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed on May 12, challenging Myriad Genetics' patents on BRCA1 and BRCA2, the “breast cancer genes.”
Read our press release to learn more about the case and why BCA joined it.
BCA is the only breast cancer organization involved in the suit because we are the watchdogs of the breast cancer movement and we don't take money from companies that profit from or contribute to cancer.
Your support makes this important work possible!
BCA Visa Platinum Rewards Card
Cancer Sucks but you can help by getting a BCA Visa Platinum Card. UMB Bank is donating $50 to BCA for every activated card plus a percentage from each purchase. Learn More/Apply Now.
BCA's Board of Directors Goes National
Despite the recession, we've expanded our impact and presence by establishing a Board made up of incredible women leaders from around the United States. Meet them here.
CA Safe Cosmetics Program Implemented
The California Safe Cosmetics Act, which BCA cosponsored and helped to pass in 2005, has finally begun implementation! Cosmetics manufacturers are now required to report any ingredients in their products known or suspected to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Learn more about the California Safe Cosmetics Program.
Overexposed and Underinformed
Breast Cancer Action is proud to be a contributing member to the California Healthy Nail Salon's recently released Report and Policy Agenda,
Overexposed and Underinformed: Dismantling Barriers to Health and Safety in California Nail Salons
Download the report here.
Learn more about the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative.
Yoplait goes rBGH free! We did it!
General Mills announced that they are taking the rBGH dairy out of Yoplait yogurt, something that just four months ago they assured us was impossible.
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who wrote General Mills, made a contribution or took any action to support this effort.
See BCA's press release.
Dannon follows suit! No rBGH by 2010
Two weeks after General Mills announced they were going rBGH free, Dannon responded to public pressure and made the same promise to consumers.
These two companies represent two-thirds of America's dairy products and their policy change shows a cultural shift.
This is a tremendous acknowledgment of grassroots activism and a victory for all of us.