Sham breast cancer foundation bilked donors out of millions: AG stat : New York Post

Schneiderman extracted a $350,000 settlement from Dr. Yulius Poplyansky, president of the Breast Cancer Survivors Foundations or BCSF. "In reality, BCSF had no medical staff, performed no medical services, had no real office, and provided no direct value to breast cancer patients or those at risk of developing breast cancer," the AG said. Fraudsters created a sham breast cancer foundation that took in millions of dollars in donations — then pocketed over 90 percent of the funds, according to New York's attorney general. The staff lured donors with phony stories of doctor-patient interactions, nonexistent forums for breast cancer survivors, and bogus pharmaceutical programs, Poplyansky acknowledged in a statement. "There are few things more galling than pretending to help cancer patients, when you're really just lining your own pockets," said AG Eric Schneiderman.




They found that women using certain hair products, specifically hair dyes and hair relaxers, were at a higher risk for breast cancer. SEE MORE: Foods that may help prevent breast cancer: 5 PHOTOS Fruit to reduce breast cancer risk See Gallery Fruit to reduce breast cancer risk Eating bananas, grapes and apples as an adolescent helped lower one's risk of breast cancer, while the same occurred when eating oranges in early adulthood. Researchers also found that African-American women who use dark hair dyes faced a 72 percent increased risk for estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, a specific type of breast cancer. ​Eating bananas, grapes and apples as an adolescent helped lower one's risk of breast cancer, while the same occurred when eating oranges in early adulthood. Rutgers researchers are going to next work to determine which specific chemicals or brand name products may predispose women to a higher risk of breast cancer.

Hair dyes, relaxers tied to raised breast cancer risk

Among white women, there was also a raised risk of estrogen positive Breast cancer with use of dark hair dyes (odds ratio of 1.54) and raised risk of estrogen negative breast cancer with use of relaxers (odds ratio of 2.56). Breast cancer is cancer that starts in breast cells. New research finds evidence of a link between use of certain hair products, such as dyes and relaxers, and raised risk of breast cancer in women. In the United States, breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, after skin cancer. The authors conclude that these findings support the idea of a relationship between use of certain hair products and a raised risk of breast cancer.


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