How about instead of adding a pink ribbon to their products this month, companies actually remove the ingredients from their products that cause cancer.

Pink ribbons don’t stop breast cancer. Removing cancer-causing ingredients does.

Just a friendly reminder for this year’s breast cancer awareness month.

A growing body of research shows that common agents linked to breast cancer are hiding in plain sight — in the products we use each and every day.

Some of these agents are known carcinogens, while others disrupt hormones critical to breast development and cell regulation. Together, these exposures may weaken the body’s ability to repair or destroy damaged cells, increasing cancer risk over time.

Scientists point to compounds like bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods, PFAS in cosmetics, and flame retardants in electronics as among the many substances with ties to breast cancer. These compounds don’t just affect people through direct contact—they’re found in air, water, and even household dust, accumulating slowly but persistently in the body.

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Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan’s rice crisis get this far?

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned because of political fallout over his comment that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as gifts.Read More

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned because of political fallout over his comment that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as gifts. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)Read More

A rice field in Mito, Japan, where farmers are being encouraged to grow more of the staple crop to make up for shortages on store shelves, on Wednesday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Elaine Kurtenbach)

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