Cause or Cure Prevention Video Released
CIRCLE researchers Catherine Metayer, Todd Whitehead, and Mark Miller consulted with Bruce Lanphear on the next in his series of innovative videos on key concepts in environmental health. The video...
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CIRCLE, Highlights
To combat leukemia, the most common and deadly childhood cancer, the leading researchers at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health created CIRCLE – the Center for Integrative...
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Why Cancer?
by Julia Vassey Dr. Catherine Metayer can recall the most challenging moments of her medical career vividly – they came during those harrowing times when she had to deliver patients the bad news. “I...
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Chasing the Dust
by Julia Vassey Wearing an aerosol mask and rubber gloves, Todd Whitehead, a researcher at the University California, Berkeley, was sifting through dust, prepping it for chemical analysis. Dozens of...
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Biology of Childhood Leukemia
by Julia Vassey Joe Wiemels, a molecular epidemiologist at the UC Berkeley Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Leukemia and the Environment (CIRCLE) has spent 30 years deciphering the complex...
View ArticleCIRCLE Interviews Dr. Matt Rushford
Dr. Matt is a pediatric chiropractor, the father of a childhood leukemia survivor, and the founder of the StormStrong Foundation. The StormStrong Foundation is dedicated to funding preventive,...
View ArticleCIRCLE Director, Catherine Metayer, is featured in a PBS Film: Those On The...
CIRCLE Director Catherine Metayer is featured in a new PBS Film produced by Keith Famie, Those On the Front Lines of Cancer. Dr. Metayer is featured in the film discussing the importance of preventing...
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National Healthy Homes Month – June 2020
June is National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM), created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH). The campaign’s aim is to...
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Studies show Breastfeeding Helps Prevent Childhood Leukemia
Breast milk contains nutrients that are essential to newborns and it helps in the development of a child’s immune defense. As a result, it has well-documented benefits in reducing childhood...
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C-section May Increase the Risk of Childhood Leukemia
When weighing the pros and cons of having a vaginal or cesarean birth there are many factors to consider – the risks of bleeding, infection, uterine rupture, etc. But, recent research suggests that...
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