Behind the Science: Ep. 1 Adult and Prenatal Chemical Exposures
Featuring Tracey Woodruff, Ph.D. Director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, University of California, San Francisco, Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and...
View ArticleEndocrine Disruptors: Behind the Science Ep. 2
Featuring Sarah Janssen, Ph.D. Staff Physician, Kaiser Permanente, Assistant Clinical Professor, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, UCSF, and BCPP Science Advisory Panel member. Episode 2:...
View ArticleMale Breast Cancer
At a Glance Men can get breast cancer. Breast cancer is very uncommon in males compared to females. Breast cancer affects the same breast organ and tissue in males as in females. Overview What is male...
View ArticleInterview with Richard Clapp on Male Breast Cancer and Camp LeJeuene
At a Glance An interview with Richard Clapp, M.P.H., D.Sc., Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health, B.U. School of Public Health Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts—Lowell, and a...
View ArticleBehind the Science: Ep. 3 Equity, stress, and firefighters
Featuring Rachel Morello-Frosch, PhD, MPH BCPP Science Advisory Panel Member and Professor, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health & the Department of Environmental Science,...
View ArticleBCPP Stands with Black Lives Matter
Statement on George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery JUNE 2, 2020 Today and every day, we at BCPP stand in solidarity against racism. The Black community faces the highest risk of dying from...
View ArticleWe Can Do Better. We Will Do Better.
JUNE 9, 2020 We are in the midst of a crucial uprising in response to the endless police brutality against Black lives. The past week further illuminated the generational trauma and grief experienced...
View ArticleCalifornia Breast Cancer Plan: Paths to Prevention
At a Glance Paths to Prevention is California’s action plan to reduce 23 breast cancer risk factors. The goal: fewer women hear the words “you have breast cancer.” It offers systemic interventions,...
View ArticleRace, Power, and Inequities
At a Glance Breast cancer incidence is not distributed equally among different ethnic or racial communities or groups, due to a number of complex, often interrelated factors. For example, Black women...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Risk Factors
At a Glance These factors can increase or decrease breast cancer risk. The protective factors can actually reduce breast cancer risk. Factors that influence breast cancer risk include: Lifestyle...
View ArticleBehind the Science Video Series
At a Glance Our Behind the Science video series is your source for trustworthy preventive health info from leading scientists. BCPP’s Science Advisory Panel of over 20 esteemed scientists, renowned...
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