Preventing Breast Cancer - with Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

What if the real solution for reducing the risk of breast cancer was eliminating the chemicals in our environment that have been linked to the development of the disease?

This week, in a special edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk briefly about President Trump’s angry dismissal of climate change science. Then Nancy Buermeyer and Laura Gillan from the non-profit Breast Cancer Prevention Partners talk about the organization's many efforts to raise awareness of the role toxins in our everyday lives play in the development of breast cancer, and what people can do to support their mission. Please share widely with friends and family. 

Breast Cancer Prevention - with Breast Cancer Prevention PartnersGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

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Links from the Interview

• The website of Breast Cancer Prevention Partners: https://www.bcpp.org/

• Food Packaging: https://www.bcpp.org/take-action/no-toxics-in-food-packaging-2026/

• Safer Beauty Bill Package: https://www.bcpp.org/take-action/tell-congress-we-need-safer-beauty-for-all/

Links from the News

• President Trump lashes out at climate science: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20072026/trump-national-academies-climate-manual/

The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer

Two scientists from the Silent Spring Institute talk about their quest to find which chemicals in consumer products are increasing the risk for breast cancer.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the amount of plastic being fed to farmed fish, and how big banks are financing the destruction of the forests in the Amazon. Then Dr. Robin Dodson and Dr. Kristin Knox from the Silent Spring Institute talk about their work uncovering the links between the chemicals found in everyday consumer products and increased risk of breast cancer. 

Green Street - The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer

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Links from the Interview

The website of the Silent Spring Institute: https://silentspring.org/

Links from the News

Fish farming has a plastic problem: https://www.ehn.org/plastic-in-farmed-fish

Governor Newsom vetoes legislation banning PFAS in cookware: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/17/gavin-newsoms-veto-on-bill-to-ban-pfas-hands-industry-a-win-advocates-fear

The world's forests are being distroyed, posing a threat to humanity: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/14/dismal-health-of-worlds-forests-is-threat-to-humanity-report-warns

Every Bite You Take - with Dr. Zahra Kassam

Plant-based diets are not only better for you but could significantly change our trajectory on climate change.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the health hazards of wildfire smoke and how to stay safe, the effort by the United States to undermine a global plastics treaty ahead of the UN conference in Geneva, and the new report showing that Americans are getting a majority of their calories from ultra-processed foods. Then Dr. Zahra Kassam, radiation oncologist and founder of Plant Based Canada, talks about her work educating the public and her patients about the many health and environmental benefits of a plant based diet. 

Every Bite You Take - with Dr. Zahra Kassam

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Links from the Interview

The website of Plant Based Canada: https://www.plantbasedcanada.org/

Links from the News

Wildfire smoke is hazardous to everyone: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5492448/health-michigan-canada-smoke-minnesota-air-quality-wildfire

The United States undermines a global plastic treaty: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-administration-memo-urges-countries-reject-plastic-production-caps-un-2025-08-06/

Most Americans are getting their calories from ultra-processed food: https://www.ehn.org/most-u-s-calories-now-come-from-factory-made-foods-cdc-report-finds

Dr. Zahra Kassam