Introducing our Marathon Team Andrew Butler Donate to Andrew Dear Friends and Family: I am writing to share with you some exciting news and to ask for your support! I am running my first ever marathon this April in Boston and am honored to be running to raise funds for the Art beCAUSE Breast Cancer Foundation. The mission of Art beCAUSE is to fund research dedicated to eradicating the environmental causes of breast cancer. While my immediate family has not been affected by this disease, several extended family members, as well as numerous colleagues and friends, have. You can learn much more about the organization's mission, founders, and work at www.artbecause.org. Read more... SAVE THE DATE 10th Annual Art beCAUSE Breast Cancer Foundation Gala October 18, 2012 Details to follow... Palate to Palette Click to buy tickets Click for more info Seed The Scientist Applications are now being accepted for the Seed the Scientist $30,000 grant. Deadline for submission is August 15, 2011. Winner will be notified 1 week prior to the public announcement at the Annual Gala on October 5, 2011. Click here for more information…. Read about past Seed The Scientist grant recipients Men, Breast Cancer and the Environment Marines shoot calendar for male breast cancer research David Fox photographs Mike Muller of Phoenix and other Marines who have survived breast cancer at the Liberty Hotel in Boston yesterday. The photos will be used in a calendar to raise money for the Framingham-based Art beCause cancer research fundraising organization. See more pictures from the shoot. Buy the Calendar    See more pictures    Watch the interview    BETTY No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. GAILANNE No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. CAROLYN No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. ELISHA No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. BRIDGET No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. AMY No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. NAOMI No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. DEB No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. LIZ No Family History Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. VENATIA I am the 1 out of 10 Photo by David Fox. View full-size photo here. 90% of all diagnosed cases of Breast Cancer have NO Family History. Art beCAUSE is Committed to funding research dedicated to eradicating environmental causes of breast cancer Art beCAUSE 2011 Calendar of Events September 12-19: Portraits at State House: Reception on Tuesday September October 5: 9th Annual Gala Tickets $175 RSVP Online Today! November 13: Halloween 5K. Lake Park; Lake Ave Worcester...kids, games and costumes in addition to our documented 5K Walk/Run $35 RSVP Online Today!

When Eleanor "Ellie" Anbinder was diagnosed with breast cancer 17 years ago, she was shocked because she thought the disease would only affect those with a family history of breast cancer. Ever since, she has been convinced that the ailment must have environmental causes.

"I still don't understand why I got it," she said. "My question was and still is, 'Why is this happening?'

Anbinder took that question seriously, and over the past nine years, she has dedicated a great deal of time and effort to address the subject. In 2000, Anbinder co-founded a nonprofit to fund research dedicated to finding the relationship between environmental chemical exposure and breast cancer. For her endeavor, Anbinder was honored this past Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital's The One Hundred. Read more...

Why are we important?

This year 250,000 people - mostly women - in the United States will learn that they have breast cancer. Forty thousand will die. They leave grieving, heartbroken families.

Scientists know that breast cancer is associated with exposure to natural estrogens and other hormones. Now we are learning that certain chemicals found in common household products can mimic estrogens. More than 100 of these can make breast cancer cells grow in the lab.