“Everyday Chemical Exposures and Breast Cancer”
The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will host Janet Gray, Ph.D. as a guest speaker Thursday, May 14 at Centre Congregational Church Parlor, Main St, Brattleboro. Janet Gray Ph.D. is the Director of the Vassar College Environmental Risks and Breast Cancer Project. She is also the lead author of the Breast Cancer Fund’s “State of Evidence: The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment” (2008; 2010) and many related articles.
In the past decade, Dr. Gray has become increasingly interested in learning and teaching about the intersection of environmental and women’s health issues, focusing on environmental risks and breast cancer. Her work is centered around the growing body of scientific evidence linking synthetic chemicals often found in modern consumer products that mimic the action of estrogens and are known as endocrine-disrupting compounds, or EDCs. Dr. Gray’s laboratory research has focused on the effects of estrogens and mixed antiestrogens, especially tamoxifen, on brain activity and behavior.
The BMH Auxiliary invites you to join this public conversation on these complex issues of interest to women of all ages.
The event will be held on May 14 at Centre Congregational Church Parlor, Main St, Brattleboro from 5:30-7:30 and includes hearty appetizers & cash bar. Please reserve your place for $20 by calling 257-0688.
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