This holiday season, discover gifts that make a difference! From home essentials to eco-friendly products and beauty care, give the gift of impact with our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide. When you shop with these brands, you’re supporting BCPP’s mission and making choices...
At BCPP, October is Breast Cancer PREVENTION Month. While October is traditionally focused on breast cancer awareness and shopping to support finding a cure, it’s time to shift the conversation. With 1 in 8 women in the U.S. still facing a breast cancer diagnosis in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2024 PRESS CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, 415-321-2920 California Senate Unanimously Passes Landmark Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Harmful Chemicals from IV Bags and Tubing (Sacramento, CA – Aug....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, 415-321-2920 Upcoming California Vote Would Ban Unnecessary Toxic Chemical that Leaches from Medical Devices Into Patients and Pave the Way for Hospitals Nationwide Next week...
By Erika Wilhelm, Director of Marketing & Communications In this mid-year impact report, we relive several signature programmatic and outdoor events; touch on current and upcoming advocacy initiatives; and share a brand-new resource hub of non-toxic DIY recipes...
Entrepreneur. Social Impact Investor. TEDx Speaker. Founder: Vibrant Body Company In an unprecedented move by a corporation, Vibrant Body approached BCPP in 2023 with the idea of donating 1% of any future buy-out/company sale to BCPP to further advance our mission....
Phthalates are harmful chemicals in plastics By BCPP Director of Science Rainbow Rubin, PhD, MPH Phthalates are compounds widely used to soften plastics. Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) is commonly used in daily life supplies and polyvinylchloride medical devices,...
Summary A study published in January 2024 found over 900 chemicals in our environment that may increase your risk of Breast Cancer. We are regularly exposed to 90% of these chemicals because they are in: consumer products (for example personal care, beauty, cleaning,...
By BCPP Senior Policy Manager Lisette van Vliet Europe radically reduced the BPA Safe Level. You probably missed it. It mostly caused waves amongst those who work in the policy trenches to stop the widespread use of toxic chemicals in our hazardous chemical-addicted...
Welcome to our series: Ask a Scientist With BCPP Science Team Dr. Rainbow Rubin, PhD, MPH, and Pujeeta Chowdhary, MPH The environmental links to breast cancer are complex. Yet, we shouldn’t have to be scientists to understand the health risks we face. At BCPP, our...
