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...
A Matching Gift Challenge As the holiday season of giving and gratitude unfolds, I’m reaching out to you with a cause that is extremely important to me—breast cancer prevention. In a world brimming with charities worthy of support, the mission of Breast Cancer...
Guest blog by Dana Cook, BCPP Climb Against the Odds Volunteer Climber Life often surprises us with unexpected challenges and opportunities. For me, agreeing to climb a mountain seemed utterly out of reach, a decision clouded by self-doubt and personal...
