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Zero Breast Cancer is often in the news, both locally and nationally, and actively works to promote and highlight important research projects, educational opportunities and events that help draw attention to the Bay Area’s breast cancer problem.

In the News

August 2010
Marin Independent Journal - “Marin breast cancer group sees cause for concern in new study of puberty”

June 2010
ZBC Responds: “President’s Cancer Panel Focuses Attention on Environmental Cancer Risks”

May 28, 2010
Pacific Sun - “Their Breast Guess: Marin Women's Study links sky-high cancer numbers to sky-high hormone therapy”

May 23, 2010
Marin Independent Journal - “Study validates theory linking hormone therapy, breast cancer” (Findings from the Marin Women's Study)

May 6, 2010
Environmental Health News - “President's Cancer Panel: Environmentally caused cancers are 'grossly underestimated' and 'needlessly devastate American lives.'”

The link to this report is: President's Cancer Panel Report 2010 (**Please note that this is a very large pdf file and will take a few minutes to download: 7 MB)

February, 2010
Marin Independent Journal - “Study: Bay Area girls have higher chemical levels than others”

December, 2009
Women's Radio Network - “Zero Tolerance for Breast Cancer” (podcast)

December, 2009
Environmental Factor - “Bay Area Forum Bridges Research and Community”

December, 2009
Science Café - “Community Forum Highlights Environmental Breast Cancer Risks”

October, 2009
Marin Independent Journal - “Hormone therapy possible culprit for Marin's high breast cancer rate”

September, 2009
Point Reyes Light - “Marin Probes Breast Cancer”

July, 2008
Marin Scope News Pointer - “$7.5 Million For Fight Against Breast Cancer”

June, 2008
Marin Scope News Pointer - “$55,000 in Grants to Fund Local Breast Cancer Projects”

May, 2008
Marin Scope News Pointer - “Honoring Those Who Heal, Help Cancer Victims”

March, 2008
Marin Independent Journal - “Opinion: Lessons from Hormone Therapy”

March, 2007
UCSF Today - “Puberty, Obesity, Environment and Breast Cancer”

> Read more news stories

 

Press Releases

August 9, 2010
“New Research Discovers Girls Are Starting Puberty Early”

July 11, 2010
“8th Annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer San Francisco Raises over $5.5 Million”

June 2, 2010
“Zero Breast Cancer Calls Upon All Women to Join the Love/Avon Army of Women”

May 5, 2010
“Killing the Good Guys: How Selective Elimination of Normal Human Breast Cells by Radiation can Promote Growth of Pre-Malignant Cells”

February 11, 2010
“New Study from the Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center (BABCERC) Finds Higher Levels of PBDEs, Pesticides and PCBs in Bay Area Girls”

February 10, 2010
“Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center Announces the Release of Its New Report Puberty, Breast Cancer, and the Environment”

January 8, 2010
“Announcing Upcoming 2010 TV Broadcasts on Web Access on University of California Television: Breast Cancer Prevention Community Education Forum for Younger Women”

July 15, 2009
“Avon Foundation Awards Zero Breast Cancer $150,000 Grant”

> Read more press releases

 

Zero Breast Cancer Newsletters

Check Out Our Fall 2010 Newsletter!

The bi-annual newsletter of Zero Breast Cancer informs the community of breast cancer research projects, education programs, issues updates and events.

 

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