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What's Worse than Chemo? A Common Toxin that Renders It Less Effective

December 16, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably

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babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, breastcancer, chemotherapy, endocrinedisruptors, estrogen, plasticbottles, simplesteps, toxins, waterbottles

I had breast cancer almost ten years ago, and I found chemotherapy to be more trying than I could have imagined. I prefer to leave it in the past, but recent reports brought it all back and triggered an alarming...continued

Breast Cancer and One of the Most Pervasive Chemicals of Modern Life

March 25, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably

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babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, breastcancer, plasticbottles, simplesteps, waterbottles

I had breast cancer nine years ago. I have a strong constitution--and a strong will--and those carried me far during my diagnosis and treatment. But still it was a difficult time for me and my family. One thing that brought...continued