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Our impact in 2011

Study finds 27 contaminants in Cape Cod drinking water wells

Response to industry: Our food packaging study shows phthalate exposures exceed government health guideline

Review finds early exposure to common chemicals may affect breast health

Study shows fresh food diet reduces body burden of hormone disruptors BPA and DEHP

Study highlights pervasive impact of consumer products on air quality in homes

Study reports on cleaning products and breast cancer

Media Coverage

Komen for cure; who for prevention?, Cape Cod Times

Opinion: News stories miss important points of breast cancer report, Environmental Health News

Five Things You Should Know About Environmental Links to Breast Cancer, Forbes

Report: More research needed on breast cancer, environment, USA Today

NAS Poised To Advise On New Breast Cancer Risk Research Priorities, Risk Policy Report

Canned soup linked to elevated levels of BPA, Boston Globe

The well of knowledge, Cape Cod Times

New at Silent Spring Institute

Julia Brody to speak at Cincinnati BCERP's 8th annual public education forum Looking upstream for environmental links to breast cancer, March 17

Join our researchers for a webinar discussing the IOM report on breast cancer and the environment, January 24 & 25

Thank you to the Festival of (Giving) Trees for supporting Silent Spring Insitute for 14 years

Did You Know?

Only 5 to 10 percent of breast cancer cases are linked with a family history of disease or with known inherited high-risk genes.