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Dear Friend,

We hope you and yours are well. As we move into the busy months ahead, I’m excited to share some highlights of what we accomplished together in 2024.

It was a big year for Zero Breast Cancer, as we launched our first direct service with Resilient Me Health & Wellness coaching and also joined forces with the Collaborative for Health & Environment (CHE). Plus, we continued our well established Healthy Futures program for kids ages 5-8, and offered webinars for breast cancer survivors. Learn more in our impact report.

We’ve got a lot going on that did not make it into the report, too. For example, we’re community partners on six research projects and working hard to develop resources to share findings with you. One way we’re doing this is through blog articles. We invite you to read the first in our series explaining a study on exposure to chemical mixtures and breast cancer risk! Stay tuned for the next post explaining the technique of non-targeted analysis used in the study.

Continuing our partnership with Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research on the Pathways Study webinars, our fifth webinar in the series is taking place Thursday, March 6, 12-1 pm PT. It will focus on bone health and breast cancer from a research and clinical perspective. We hope you will join us to learn more about how to have healthy bones during and after breast cancer! Learn more and register. 

We look forward to working with you all in the year ahead to move these efforts forward. 

Yours in health,

Lianna

Lianna Hartmour, MA, NBC-HWC
Zero Breast Cancer Program & Communications Director
Collaborative for Health & Environment

What does the Dipsea Hike for Zero Breast Cancer mean to you?

For 21 years, Zero Breast Cancer has hosted the Dipsea Hike in Mill Valley, CA to build community and raise funds for our programs. In 2024, our organizational transition meant that we had to forego the hike. We are now exploring whether to bring back the hike in 2025 and/or 2026, and would love your input as we make this decision. Complete the survey or respond to this email with your thoughts.

Upcoming Webinars

Breast Cancer and Bone Health: Pathways Study Findings and Clinical Recommendations

Learn about Pathways research from Marilyn Kwan, PhD, and clinical perspectives from Amber Wheeler, MD, on breast cancer and bone health in our hour-long free webinar taking place Thursday, March 6 at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET. Learn more and register.

Plastics, Chemicals & Cancer: The role of the Global Plastics Treaty in preventing breast cancer

In this CHE-Alaska webinar, Jennifer Kay, PhD, and Rashmi Shakti will discuss their findings on the role of chemicals in breast cancer risk and how the global plastics treaty could help lower breast cancer rates worldwide. Learn more and register.

Recent Blogs

2024 Impact

2024 saw a huge shift for Zero Breast Cancer as we became part of the Collaborative for Health & Environment (CHE) at Commonweal. The move provides us with both a stronger foundation and wider reach, which means our work will have more impact than ever. In this report, we highlight our coaching program, activity book, and webinars. Read more.

Working Together Toward Zero Breast Cancer

ZBC Program & Communications Director Lianna Hartmour updates the CHE community on ZBC initiatives in this blog on the CHE website. Read the blog.

A Groundbreaking Study on Chemical Mixtures and Breast Cancer Risk

Chemicals linked to breast cancer risk come from many sources: our personal care products, cleaning supplies, food packaging, pesticides, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and more. Learn about a new study where Zero Breast Cancer at CHE is a community partner. Read more.