Tag Archives: root causes of breast cancer
Addressing Disparities: Screening vs. Systemic Change
Most of us are familiar with the serious health inequities that exist among different racial, ethnic, and cultural groups when it comes to illness. Breast cancer is no exception. Join BCAction Program Manager Jayla’s conversation with four podcast guests: Marissa Thomas,... Read more
Posted in Podcasts
Calling all Sonoma Activists
By Jayla Burton, Program Manager
As a Sonoma County area resident and BCAction activist, you are invited to the first virtual Community Cancer Connection Meeting on Wednesday, April 21st at 6:30 PM PST to join in solidarity and share your experiences, strengthen... Read more
Posted in BCA Events
BCAction on KMUD Public Affairs
Breast Cancer Action was interviewed in the March 30th episode of From Beyond the Redwood Curtain, a unique KMUD Public Affairs programming collaboration made possible by a partnership between Biofuelwatch and KMUD Redwood Community Radio.
In the episode, host Gary Hughes,... Read more
Posted in E-Alerts
Letter to the Biden-Harris administration on addressing and ending breast cancer
By The Breast Cancer Action Team; Krystal Redman, DrPH, Executive Director; Jayla Burton, MPH, MS, Program Manager; Tibby Reas Hinderlie, Communications Manager; Lopa Pal, Development Manager; Zoe Christopher, Program Officer & Operations Manager; Heather Stone, Development... Read more
Podcast: This research could change what we know about breast cancer
By Jayla Burton, Program Officer
Breast Cancer Action is committed to addressing the root causes of breast cancer and its disparities, from involuntary toxic exposures to the impact of chronic stress as a result of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
For... Read more
Posted in E-Alerts
Can Childhood Experiences Increase Breast Cancer Risk?
By Heather Sarantis, Environmental Health Consultant to Breast Cancer Action and Guest Writer
I have worked on breast cancer prevention for more than 15 years. Most recently, I co-authored Paths to Prevention: The California Breast Cancer Primary Prevention Plan, a nearly... Read more
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Breast Cancer
In this episode, Breast Cancer Action’s Environmental Health Consultant Heather Sarantis interviews Dr. Barbara Cohn, the lead research principal investigator of the study "Linking Neighborhood and Individual Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to Breast Cancer." This study is... Read more
Posted in Podcasts
Did you see the news?
By Jayla Burton, Program Officer
We’re in the news! Breast Cancer Action was featured in the recent Op-Ed “The National Cancer Institute needs to publish information about chemical exposure and cancer risk” by esteemed scientists Linda S. Birnbaum, PhD, and Margaret... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts
We did it! Think Before You Pink success story
By Marj Plumb, Interim Executive Director
We did it! Thank you for raising your voice, sharing your stories, and taking action during our We Can’t Be Pink’d Think Before You Pink® campaign. Your voice is powerful, and in response, the National Cancer Institute (NCI)... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts
More than 100 Environmental, Health, and Cancer Prevention Leaders Call on the National Cancer Institute to Recognize Chemical Exposures Can Increase Breast Cancer Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tibby Reas Hinderlie
Communications Officer
treas@bcaction.org
More than 100 Environmental, Health, and Cancer Prevention Leaders Call on the National Cancer Institute to Recognize Chemical Exposures Can Increase Breast Cancer Risk
(November... Read more
Posted in Articles, Press Releases
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