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Tips on How to Reduce Chemical Exposure in Plastic (EWG)

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Published: 03 January 2017
  • Prevention
  • Environmental Factors
  • Survivors
  • Pre-Teens
  • Breast Cancer Risk

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Our homes are filled with plastics, and most of us don't really know what they're made of -- or whether they're safe. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has put together these tips to help you choose better plastics and plastic alternatives for your family:

  • Why you should pick plastics carefully.
  • How to choose and use safer plastics.
  • Finding safer, non-plastic alternatives.

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ZBC Volunteer Spotlight: Peter Richmond

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Published: 08 December 2016

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As well as volunteering, Peter is an engaging writer and blogger and his writing is at its finest and most impassioned when it gets most personal. It doesn't get more painful than the story of how his mother died of breast cancer when he was 10 years old and how he came to understand her death. With his permission, we have his piece titled "Mom's Gone" here:

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The New Puberty by Louise Greenspan, MD and Julianna Deardorff, PhD

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Published: 05 December 2016
  • Book relevance: Preventative information
  • Book relevance: Women under 50
  • Book relevance: Women over 50
  • Book relevance: General public
  • Book type: Practical help/advice
  • Book type: Non-fiction
  • Book type: Psychological help/advice
  • Book type: Lifestyle, nutrition, environmental approaches
  • Book relevance: Pre-Teens

New Puberty Cover Blog

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Dig in Your Heels by Karla Antoinette Baptiste

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Published: 16 November 2016
  • Book relevance: Women under 50
  • Book type: Non-fiction
  • Book relevance: Survivors
  • Book relevance: Everyone
  • Book relevance: Family members/friends of BC patients
  • Book type: Personal story/reflection

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Be Good to Your Breasts - The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer Prevention by Barbara Kass

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Published: 26 October 2016
  • Book relevance: Preventative information
  • Book relevance: Women under 50
  • Book relevance: Women over 50
  • Book relevance: General public
  • Book type: Science of cancer
  • Book type: Non-fiction
  • Book relevance: Everyone
  • Book type: Lifestyle, nutrition, environmental approaches
  • Book relevance: Teens

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Breast Cancer

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Published: 24 October 2016

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Far too many of the over 200,000 people diagnosed with breast cancer each year are eventually unable to maintain gainful employment due to the condition and/or treatment. This blog shares expert information on the Social Security Disability benefits available to ease the financial burden of those with breast cancer unable to work.

A diminished ability to work has predictable and negative results. Bills pile up, some of them medical, and without a steady income there is no way to pay them. However, if you have been diagnosed with breast cancer and are expected to be out of work for at least 12 months, you may be eligible for Social Security Disability benefits.

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  2. Bald is Better with Earrings - A Survivor's Guide to Getting Though Breast Cancer by Andrea Hutton
  3. FDA Bans Chemicals Commonly Found in Antibacterial Soaps
  4. Cost of Inactivity
  5. ZBC Honors Fern Orenstein
  6. Teen Cooks Nourish Body and Soul!

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