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Massachusetts General Hospital salutes Anbinder's efforts

When Eleanor "Ellie" Anbinder was diagnosed with breast cancer 17 years ago, she was shocked because she thought the disease would only affect those with a family history of breast cancer. Ever since, she has been convinced that the ailment must have environmental causes.

"I still don't understand why I got it," she said. "My question was and still is, 'Why is this happening?'

Anbinder took that question seriously, and over the past nine years, she has dedicated a great deal of time and effort to address the subject. In 2000, Anbinder co-founded a nonprofit to fund research dedicated to finding the relationship between environmental chemical exposure and breast cancer. For her endeavor, Anbinder was honored this past Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital's The One Hundred. Read more...

BETTY

No Family History

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GAILANNE

No Family History

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CAROLYN

No Family History

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ELISHA

No Family History

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BRIDGET

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AMY

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NAOMI

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DEB

No Family History

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LIZ

No Family History

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VENATIA

I am the 1 out of 10

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90%

of all

diagnosed

cases of

Breast Cancer

have

NO Family

History.

Art beCAUSE is Committed to funding research dedicated to eradicating environmental causes of breast cancer

Art beCAUSE 2010 Calendar of Events

September 26: Worcester 5K

September 14: Antique Appraisal Event

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Brookline scientist looking for cause of breast cancer in household objects

Since she started a new job as medical researcher six years ago, 2009 Seed the Scientist Recipient, Doctor Perinaaz Wadia has started to view all the plastics in her house with suspicion. She’s stopped microwaving leftovers in plastic containers and eats out of glass dishes whenever possible.

That’s because many of the plastics in our homes contain a chemical called Bisphenol A, a new-age material that’s great for sealing the inside of tin cans and making sturdy plastic bottles, but it could also be responsible for many otherwise-unexplained cases of breast cancer in the United States... Read more

News and Updates

June 2009: Progress Report: Semi-Annual Update from 2008 Seed The Scientist recipient, Betina Lew

Febuary 2009: "The Role of an Environmental Chemical Receptor, the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, in Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Invasion," Supraja Narasimhan

Our Mission

The mission of the Art beCAUSE Breast Cancer Foundation is to fund research dedicated to eradicating the environmental causes of breast cancer.

Why are we important?

This year 250,000 people - mostly women - in the United States will learn that they have breast cancer. Forty thousand will die. They leave grieving, heartbroken families.

Scientists know that breast cancer is associated with exposure to natural estrogens and other hormones. Now we are learning that certain chemicals found in common household products can mimic estrogens. More than 100 of these can make breast cancer cells grow in the lab.

Our strategy: Seed the Scientist

Dr. Betina Lew receives a Seed the Scientist award from Art beCAUSE

Art beCAUSE is committed to seeking out and funding "Seed the Scientist" research projects that deal with the links between breast cancer and the environment.

In 2008 a $15,000 grant was awarded to Dr. Betina Lew of the University of Rochester, who is looking at the "In utero" exposure to TCDD and the development of breast cancer. TCDD activates the AhR receptor which can lead to later life breast cancer. So if the AhR receptor can be deregulated, perhaps cancer formation in later life can be prevented. The Art beCAUSE Breast Cancer Foundation is the first "seed" on this research.

Read the latest Seed the Scientist Updates and Progress Reports

How You Can Help

There are several ways that you can participate. Attend our annual dinner, form a strategic partnership that will drive customers to your business, donate, send a FREE e-card, host your own fundraiser join our mailing list, or contact us for more information.

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