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 Director of Science Rainbow Rubin, PhD, MPH A June 5, 2024, BBC news article by David Cox explains how new research shows that girls in the US are getting their first periods earlier. Exposure to toxic air is partly to blame. American girls today have been...
CONTACT: Erika Wilhelm, Director of Marketing and Communications, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, 415-321-2920 Rainbow Rubin, PhD MPH, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners Director of Science, University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Health Sciences...
Image of scientific study published at Cell.com, read more Sugar consumption is associated with breast cancer and a new publication aims to describe the biological mechanism by which this happens. The gene BRCA2 helps suppress tumors and is inhibited by a fructose...
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...
In our Ask a Scientist series, we ask our BCPP Science Team, Dr. Rainbow Rubin, PhD, MPH, and Pujeeta Chowdhary, MPH, your questions. Wintertime is a wonderful time to learn about air pollution because we spend more time indoors, where the air is more polluted (yes,...
Welcome to our new series: Ask a Scientist With BCPP Science Team Dr. Rainbow Rubin, PhD, MPH, and Pujeeta Chowdhary, MPHYou ask. We have answers. The environmental links to breast cancer are complex. Yet, we all shouldn’t have to be scientists to better understand...
Interview with BCPP Chief Scientist Dr. Sharima Rasanayagam by Volunteer Andrea Dannenberg I know, you don’t want me to say it. You enjoy wine with dinner. And those Happy Hour cocktails. I get it: drinking is a huge part of our culture. And maybe you’re someone who...
Interview with Dr. Sharima Rasanayagam, Ph.D., Mother, Wife, BCPP’s Chief Scientist How Sharima came to BCPP: In 2008, I had a friend I knew through a baby group (our sons were born within a month of each other and our daughters within 3 months). At one of our...
