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SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE

The maker of Quilted Northern brand bath tissue is thrilled to be a National Sponsor in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, with over one million participants since 2005. The Komen Race for the Cure Series raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.

As a proud partner of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, we will work together to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cure.

Georgia-Pacific one of Komen’s largest donors.

Program Information

Program Name: Quilted Northern®

Program Active: Year round
Product Available for Purchase: Retailers throughout the United States

Suggested Retail: Prices vary per product
Benefit to Komen for the Cure: Guaranteed donation of $175,000 in 2010 and 2011
Guaranteed Donation: $175,000
Partner Since: 2004

Program Name: Vanity Fair®

Program Active: Year round
Product Available for Purchase: Retailers throughout the United States
Suggested Retail: Prices vary per product
Benefit to Komen for the Cure: Guaranteed donation of $50,000
Guaranteed Donation: $50,000
Partner Since: 2009

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Is Susan G. Komen Denying the BPA-Breast Cancer Link?

If you’ve ever bought something pink to support breast cancer research, there’s a good chance a portion of the money went to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the largest nonprofit in the world solely dedicated to eradicating the disease. Famous for its fundraising races and pink gear, the foundation has been fighting breast cancer for three decades. So it may come as a surprise that Komen has posted statements on its website that dismiss links between the common chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and breast cancer, even while funding research that explores that possible connection.

BPA is found in all manner of consumer goods, from plastic water jugs to receipts to the liners of food cans. Critics have pointed out that Komen receives generous donations from private industries who use those same chemicals in their products, and who also downplay health concerns. Is that what’s driving Komen’s position on BPA? “Absolutely not,” said Katrina McGhee, Komen’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer. In multiple interviews with Mother Jones, Komen executives were adamant that their sponsors have no effect on any of their policy decisions.

BPA, methylparaben block breast cancer drugs

San Francisco researchers have discovered that two chemicals commonly used in consumer products - bisphenol A and methylparaben - can interfere with the effectiveness of drugs used to fight breast cancer.

The research by doctors from California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco is part of a growing body of evidence looking at the negative health effects of BPA, a plastic hardening chemical found in food containers, cans and even sales receipts, as well as methylparaben, a lesser-known preservative found in cosmetics and personal care products.

Scientific studies have linked the chemicals to hormonal problems and reproductive health issues, among other problems.

In the latest study, researchers took noncancerous breast cells from high-risk patients, grew them in a laboratory and found that once the cells were exposed to bisphenol A and methylparaben, they started behaving like cancer cells.

Tamoxifen, a drug designed to prevent or treat cancer, slows down the growth of both healthy and cancerous breast cells and ultimately leads to their death. But when tamoxifen was introduced in the lab, the cells exposed to the two chemicals kept growing and didn’t die, said Dr. William Goodson, senior clinical research scientist at California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute and lead author of the study.

Read more: sfgate.com