SSI: An Introduction

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Silent Spring Institute is a mission-driven scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer

Our independent research is empowering a revolution in environmental health to prevent cancers by reducing people's exposure to harmful chemicals where they live, work, and play.

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Our innovative research is made possible thanks to philanthropic partners, foundations, and dedicated supporters like you.

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  • Core Values

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    We believe everyone has a right to clean air, clean water, and safer products and that no one should get sick from toxic chemicals.

  • Our Science

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    We are creating new knowledge about cancer-causing chemicals—how we are exposed and how they affect our health.

  • Our Impact

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    Our work is strengthening policies to protect consumers from toxics while making prevention a national research priority.

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Hair extensions contain many more dangerous chemicals than previously thought

Products found to contain toxic organotins, flame retardants, phthalates, and other substances linked with cancer and other harmful health effects.

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What do people know about endocrine disrupting chemicals?

New Silent Spring study maps misconceptions about harmful everyday chemicals, offering a guide for more effective public health messaging to combat misinformation and help people make informed decisions.

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Science Cafe: All about prevention

Science Café: All About Prevention

Learn how clinicians are incorporating emerging science on environmental risk factors into practice and how patients can engage their doctors to better manage their risk and advocate for their health.

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Breast cancer and the environment