SSI: An Introduction

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Silent Spring Institute is a mission-driven scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer

Our independent research is empowering a revolution in environmental health to prevent cancers by reducing people's exposure to harmful chemicals where they live, work, and play.

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Our innovative research is made possible thanks to philanthropic partners, foundations, and dedicated supporters like you.

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  • Core Values

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    We believe everyone has a right to clean air, clean water, and safer products and that no one should get sick from toxic chemicals.

  • Our Science

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    We are creating new knowledge about cancer-causing chemicals—how we are exposed and how they affect our health.

  • Our Impact

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    Our work is strengthening policies to protect consumers from toxics while making prevention a national research priority.

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Cancer & Environment Forum 2025

Silent Spring Institute and Columbia University hosted a one-day CME event on the state of the science of environmental carcinogenesis and the role healthcare providers play in reducing risk. Watch a recording of the event.

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Common jobs held by immigrant women may put them at increased risk of breast cancer

New study sheds light on chemical hazards in U.S. workplaces and overlooked risks for female workers. 

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Breast cancer in young women: What to know

From the air we breathe to the products we use, how environmental factors may be driving the rise in early-onset disease.

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Breast cancer and the environment