State of the Evidence
Check out the Breast Cancer Fund's State of the Evidence, a comprehensive report that looks at the connection between breast cancer and the environment.
Breast Cancer Fund
On April 27, 2010, Jeff Cresswell and Michelle Kalberer, the brother/sister team that heads up Klean Kanteen®, were honored by the Breast Cancer Fund at the annual Heroes Celebration Awards Ceremony where they received the Suzy Cain Leadership Award celebrating their leadership in social and corporate responsibility.
Heroes Celebration photos:
Photo Credits: bskphoto.com
View acceptance speech video
We Focus on Prevention
Pink is often the color associated with the fight against breast cancer and finding a cure. But for our partner, the Breast Cancer Fund, the color is purple and the focus is prevention.
No more than one in ten women with breast cancer has a genetic history of the disease, and growing scientific evidence points to toxic chemicals and radiation that we’re exposed to in our everyday lives as contributing factors for the high rates of breast cancer. For this reason, the Breast Cancer Fund works to identify and eliminate the environmental causes of the disease.
Klean Kanteen® recognizes that focusing on prevention, by working to protect our bodies and environment, is critically important. The work of the Breast Cancer Fund has been a guidepost and an inspiration to us since the very beginning. Klean Kanteen® was invented in part because we were alarmed by early reports linking Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in plastic bottles and the lining of aluminum cans, to cancer and other diseases. We created the very first Klean Kanteen® to give people a safe, BPA-free alternative. We’ve been focused on prevention since day one.
Many of us at Klean Kanteen® have been touched by the challenge and tragedy of cancer. Supporting the Breast Cancer Fund is one of many efforts we make to work toward a healthy, sustainable future for people and the planet.
Prevention Purple. A Philosophy, Not Just a Color.
When we created our new colors for 2010 we added Prevention Purple to underscore our commitment to prevention and in honor of all the amazing work the Breast Cancer Fund does. We named it to refocus the cancer discussion on prevention and to empower people to take easy steps, and to advocate for big-picture solutions, that reduce the risk of breast cancer for all people. Small changes today can protect your health tomorrow and for years to come. We want to stop cancer before it starts.
Prevention Tips
- Read the labels on beauty and body products and avoid chemicals and "fragrance". Check the safety of products in the Skin Deep database.
- Know the dirty dozen, the fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides, and buy organic when you can.
- Cook with stainless steel or cast iron pans.
- Avoid bottled water and choose BPA-free bottles and cups for adults, kids and babies.
- Use non-toxic cleaning products or make your own. A little vinegar and baking soda does wonders.
- Don't flush pills! Take expired medications back to your pharmacy for proper disposal.
- Use sunscreen every day! Make sure it's safe and natural, too.
- Tips compiled from the Breast Cancer Fund and the Environmental Working Group.
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