Women, Plastics and Breast Cancer

Photo: Plastics workers at an Ontario plant (Margaret Keith).

See news release below

The CWHN strongly supports and promotes the important work being done in the area of breast cancer prevention, such as this event upcoming event in Toronto, Ontario co-sponsored by the National Network on Environments and Women's Health & The Canadian Women's Health Network:

PINK RIBBONS INC.

A film screening and discussion about breast cancer fundraising and
environmental links to cancer

WHEN? Wednesday February 27 2013, 2PM - 4:30PM
WHERE? Room 1009, TEL Building, York University, Toronto, ON

Recently we promoted new findings on chemical exposures of women workers in the plastics industry. See below for the press release. This new study spearheaded by Robert DeMatteo, in partnership with Margaret Keith, James Brophy, and the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health(NNEWH) [1], presents strong evidence that women working in the plastics industry are exposed to workplace chemicals that can increase their risk of breast cancer and reproductive abnormalities.

We are proud to have been part of the recent community panel on breast cancer and workplace risk (Windsor, ON, November 19, 2012). You can read the press release below.  We applaud the contributions of the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health [1] and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation [2] in this ground-breaking research. Read a summary of the research findings [3] or the full study [4].

Watch our webinar on breast cancer rates in plastics plants

The CWHN also has a webinar on this topic, featuring Sari Sairanen from the Canadian Auto Workers; James Brophy and Margaret Keith, principal researchers on the "Women, Plastics and Breast Cancer Project"; and Gina Desantis, an auto worker from Windsor, Ontario.

CWHN Executive Director, Anne Rochon Ford, moderates this compelling discussion. View the Webinar [5]. And read a recent review [6]of it in CAND Vital Link, the magazine of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors.

Also, read the feature article in Network magazine “Not a Flower Shop: Exploring breast cancer risk and gender bias in the automotive plastic parts industry in Ontario [7]” based on interviews with James Brophy and Margaret Keith.

Get the Word Out on breast cancer prevention

The CWHN supports and promotes the work of cancer prevention through our programs such as "Get the Word Out [8]", our breast cancer prevention awareness postcard project. Order your postcards [9] today.

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Think Before You Pink [10] [10]	Prevent the Root Causes [11]

Get the Word Out Postcards [8] are supported by your donations. If you would like to help, please make a secure online donation now [12] and we will be able to send more postcard kits to groups in your community.