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Upcoming Events
May 10th, 8:00 P.M. -
Water panel discussion at Village of Lake Success
Club, 318 Lakeville Road, Panelists include: Sarah Meyland, Laura
Weinberg, and James Sharkey from Manhasset Lakeville Water Department
May 16th, 7:00 P.M.-
JCC Hauppauge, "War On Cancer",
74 Hauppauge Road, Commack, New York, PITC program. Newly released documentary film "War
on Cancer" and lively discussion. Let's explore how to address inaction by implementing primary prevention as policy and as a way of life. Barbara Brenner, BREAST CANCER ACTION, California, Laura Weinberg, GREAT NECK BREAST CANCER COALITION, Karen Joy Miller, PREVENTION IS THE CURE. ,
Contact Info: Suffolk Y JCC, Lois Gold,Tel: (631) 462-9800 x129
May 17th, LaGuardia (CUNY) College, 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
PUBLIC HEALTH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Hosted by CUNY LaGuardia College, Humanities Department, Dr. Leslie A, Aarons, Assist. Prof. of Philosophy. Two presentations co-sponsored by NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK & RENEWABLE ENERGY LONG ISLAND in association with GREAT NECK BREAST CANCER COALITION & HUNTINGTON BREAST CANCER ACTION COALITION BREAST CANCER ACTION.
Global Warming & It's Local Solution
10:30-11:30
am.
Highlighting Al Gore's Global Climate Project, Gordian
Raacke, Exec. Dir., Renewable Energy Long Island and a "Climate Messenger" will
share the latest facts regarding effects of global warming. Beth
Fiteni, Neighborhood Network will offer information on local policy
solutions and what we can do to address the problem.
Going Green: Advocates Coast to Coast Influencing Public Policy
11:30 am-12:30 pm.
Disease prevention must be the cornerstone of public policy. The challenge before us is to change existing political myopia that associates prevention of disease with a need for more drugs. Speakers,
Barbara A. Brenner, Breast Cancer Action; Laura Weinberg, Great Neck
Breast Cancer Coalition; and Karen Miller, Huntington Breast Cancer Action
Coalition.
Contact Info: Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition
Tel: (631) 547-1518 Website: www.preventionisthecure.org
May 20th, Sunday , 4:00-5:30 P.M.
Leave Room for Dessert in collaboration
with Prevention is the Cure Week
Presented by GREAT NECK BREAST CANCER COALITION:
Lisa Levine-Bernstein and Ed Bernstein will demonstrate how to make three desserts that are healthy and delicious. Learn how to enjoy adding vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to your daily intake. Enjoy an early dessert with us. Event takes place at residence of Lisa and Ed. For directions and reservations, call (516) 466-8122.
Contact Info: Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition
Tel: (516) 829-1139 Website: www.greatneckbcc.org
May 22nd - Hofstra University, 10:30 am Session
and 11:30 am Session,
at Breslin, Room 217
"Are
Cosmetics and Other Home Exposures Making Us
Sick"
Hofstra University, presentation by Laura Weinberg
For more info contact: 516-815-4622
June 4th, 5:30 P.M.
WHAT'S COOKIN'? a light supper
and nutrition talk by Lisa Beatrice Jones at the Great Neck/Manhasset
EOC Hagedorn Community Center.
For information, call Sheila Bush,
365-0869
NEWS
Summer 2006
GNBCC’s 2006 summer scholarship
program
GNBCC’s 2006 summer scholarship program at Tufts University
was a tremendous success. This year’s recipients,
Monika Lalezarzadeh, from North High School and Sofie Einbinder,
from South High School, learned valuable laboratory procedures
and about research pertaining to environmental links to breast
cancer at Ana Soto’s Laboratory at Tufts University
Medical School.
Their reviews
say it best. Monika said, “I think the work being
done between the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition and the
Tufts Medical Laboratory is fantastic, informative and very
educational. It has inspired me to continue with laboratory
work and studies, and apply what I had learned.” Sofie
adds, “it was truly a rare gift to participate in
behind the scenes research on breast cancer.”
The laboratory
skills they learned including staining mammary gland tissues
on slides and how to use a gel electrophoresis (to separate
macromolecules) which can isolate genes. In addition,
Monika and Sofie were taught of the potentially, harmful
effects of exposure to the chemical, Bisphenol A, which is
used in certain baby bottles and dental sealants. They
also learned that fetal exposure to this chemical may cause
future offspring to develop breast cancer as adults.
To view
Monika’s
and Sofie’s essays on their experience at Ana Soto’s
Laboratory at Tufts, visit the GNBCC website at: www.greatneckbcc.org.
May 12, 2006 - News: Going, Going, Green
You might expect that only people who work in occupations
that expose them to a myriad chemicals or people who live
adjacent to Superfund sites would be found to have high levels
of chemicals in their blood and urine. But research done by
the Centers for Disease Control and the Environmental Working
Group in Washington D.C. shows that measurable levels of 148
chemicals have been found in ordinary Americans of all ages,
in all places. The measure of pollution in people is called
"body burden." FULL STORY
Great Neck Record May 12, 2006
http://www.antonnews.com/greatneckrecord/2006/05/12/news/
Yes, It Really Does Take a Village
Great Neck Record - Dec 2005
click to read feature
PAST EVENTS
April 18th, 1:00 P.M. -
Students Putting An End to Cancer (SPEC) /Stony
Brook University - Melville Library, Rm W3502, Cancer
and the Environment: What is the Link? Presentation
by Laura Weinberg.
April 24th, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. -
Laura Weinberg visits Dr. Jose Russo's Laboratory with 14
other breast cancer advocates from around the country
for a tour of Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Photo credit: P. Buchakian.
Laura Weinberg, president of GNBCC, Karen Brachot, Leah
Goldman, Monika Lalezarzedah, Sofie Einbinder, appeared
on "Something To Talk About" with producer/host
Bonnie D. Graham, to discuss the GNBCC Research Student
Scholarship Program at the Ana Soto Laboratory in Boston.
The program will air on Great Neck local cable 20, as
well as on Cablevision IO Digital channel 115 as follows:
Channel 20, PATV
Monday, January 15th - 3:00 P.M.
Tuesday, January 16th - 8:00 PM
Friday, January 19th - 10:00 P.M.
And also on Nassau/W. Suffolk Digital IO
Channel 115 - (Not seen in Great Neck)
Jan. 17 - Wed. 7 PM
Jan. 31 - Wed. 7 PM
March 20th, 2007 - Ninth Annual New
York State Breast Cancer Network "Advocacy
Day" in Albany. Come join GNBCC
and 22 other member groups as we view the newly
released film, "War on Cancer". Discussion to follow,
and then we visit our lawmakers with our legislative
agenda. To sign up, either contact GNBCC, or go to: www.nysbcsen.org .
November 30th, 7:30 - 9:00 P.M
Great Neck Public Library, 159 Bayview Avenue, (516)
466-8055,
SETBACKS: REALITIES OF THE WAR ON CANCER- A
new film documentary
(released 7/06), Sponsored by the Great Neck Breast
Cancer Coalition.
For decades, the medical establishment has focused on
producing pharmaceutical weapons to fight cancer-but
some scientists are disillusioned with that approach.
This program looks at developments in late-20th century
cancer research, showing how environmental and dietary
studies have become marginalized. Biostatician,
John Bailar, laments conventional
wisdom, calling for more preventive emphasis,
while Andrew Von Eschenbach, former
National Cancer Institute director, ignores Nixon's 1971
declaration and blithely predicts a cure by 2015. The
challenges involved in banning asbestos, expanding breast
cancer awareness, and other concerns are also explored.
(53 minutes) Discussion of film to follow.
November 1st -3rd -
We will attend the Breast Cancer Environmental
Research Centers conference in San Francisco.
For more information, go to www.bcerc.org.
 October
26th
Girls Night Out
Stacey's Place
Stacey's Place - 38 Middleneck Road, Great Neck - ( more
info)
October 9th-31st –
For Breast Cancer Awareness month, look for our
book display at the Main Library branch of the Great Neck
Library on Bayview Avenue. All of the books on display
have been donated by GNBCC to all of our Great Neck
Public Libraries.
October 4th, 8:00 P.M. - Midway Jewish
Center, 330 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, N.Y., (516) 938-8390, "Breast
Cancer and the Environment: What is the
Link?", presentation by Laura Weinberg, president of
the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition.
September 21, 2006, 9:30 A.M.
Richard Stevens, Ph.D -- will present
on "Light at Night", the latest research on how light at
night affects melatonin levels which may increase our risk
of getting breast cancer. Omni Building, 333 Earle Ovington
Blvd., Uniondale. For more information, e-mail info@greatneckbcc.org
Date: Tuesday, May 16th 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Event: "For Our Kid's Sake...Cooking Healthy
Meals"
Do you wonder how to get your kids to eat more fruits, vegetables
and whole grains? This evening we will cook a breakfast, a
main course and a dessert while we are sharing recipe ideas.
Co-sponsored by the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition with
Prevention is the Cure Week. Free. Limited enrollment. RSVP:
Lisa and Ed Bernstein - 516-466-8122
Date: May 18th, 2006, 9:30 A.M.
Event: The Long Island Breast Cancer
Network presents a lecture on:
Cell Phones and Cancer: Who Speaks for Public Health?
Guest Speaker: Louis Slesin, Ph.D, editor
of Microwave News
Place: Omni Building, 333 Earle Ovington
Blvd., Uniondale, N.Y., Lower lobby conference room
Louis Slesin, expert on the effect of electromagnetic fields
and public health, will discuss the latest research on cell
phones and cancer risks. Dr. Slesin is the founder of Microwave
News, a bimonthly newsletter on the biological effects of
non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, with special emphasis
on power lines and cellular phones. For four years, Dr. Slesin
served as a scientist for the Natural Resources Defense Council
in the department of regulation of toxic chemicals, recombinant
DNA technology and non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation.
He has written articles in Technology Review, Columbia Journalism
Review, Family Circle, Amicus Journal and several others.
RSVP: Barbara Balaban – bjbalaban@suscom.net
or Laura Weinberg
– LPW513@aol.com
Date: November 9th- 11th , 2005
Event: Emerging Concepts in Breast
Cancer & the Environment
GNBCC displays a poster explaining the student/scientist
scholarship program, while Karen Brachot and Leah Goldman,
students from Great Neck, display a poster on their 2005 summer
experience at Dr.Ana Soto’s Laboratory at Tufts University
Medical Center.
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