Once again, the story is floating around Facebook that the using antiperspirants cause breast cancer. The claim states that cancer causing chemicals in the products enter the body through tiny nicks in the skin, thereby infecting the lymph nodes surrounding the breast tissue. The latest says to wash the underarm with soap and water before going to bed.
According to the Facebook post, deodorants are fine; however, using antiperspirants is what increases the potential for breast cancer. It claims that most breast cancers start in the upper quadrants of the breast in the lymph nodes nearest to the armpit, because that's where toxins from the antiperspirants congregate.
The Facebook floater also suggests that the reason women are more susceptible to breast cancer than men is because men have hair under their arms and women do not. This means the antiperspirants applied to a man's underarm stick to the hair, because a woman applies it directly to her skin. It further warns that antiperspirants inhibit the body's ability to release toxins.
The theory that antiperspirants cause breast cancer in women is by no means new; variations of the story have been floating around since 1999. However, according to agencies like the American Cancer Society, these claims are unsubstantiated. This does not stop the "research" from resurfacing, though, leaving many women wondering if the products are safe; especially now with the constant influx of new research regarding cancer causing elements in items households use daily.
The clamor around antiperspirants usually centers around two ingredients - parabens and aluminum.
Parabens
Parabens are preservatives. The reason they became controversial is they can act like estrogen inside the body, and over...
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...ess of how disingenuous that information may be; creating false fear does not address a real problem.
According to the American Cancer Society, the best things women can do to prevent breast cancer is maintain a healthy weight, eat a healthy diet, and limit alcohol consumption. A woman should know her genetics and know her body, and see a doctor if she notices something suspicious or out-of-place. Prevention and early detection provide the best defenses to breast cancer.
As for the latest run of the anti-antiperspirant cancer scare, there is no scientific validation of the claims, nor are they backed by the American Cancer Society. While there are questions, most experts consider antiperspirants safe to use; it just helps to know there are other options available. Besides, going natural may work for some; for others, a good dose of antiperspirant is worth the risk.
Did you know, the personal care products you use every day have dozens of toxic chemicals that link to cancer, asthma, learning disabilities, and more? A campaign community working to build a healthier planet called The Story of Stuff and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, created a seven minute film called Chemicals in Beauty Products: The Story of Cosmetics. The purpose of this campaign film is to inform its viewers, specifically women and moms, about the toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo, that we may not know about. It addresses the top harmful chemicals that we are putting into our bodies, the products they are most likely found in, and
...and MEA. These chemicals are said to be linked with breast cancer, skin rashes, estrogenic, hormone disruptor, linked to liver and kidney cancer, and irritates the eye.
At this point in time, scientists and doctors have yet to discover the specific causes for breast cancer. However, what is known are the different risk factors that may trigger or put women more at danger of acquiring this disease. Aged women who have experienced menopause are more vulnerable at containing this disease. Women are also more at risk if breast cancer is common within their family because it is hereditary. In addition, smoking and drinking are other factors that can put women at risk as well (Stephan, 2010). Obesity in particular is a huge risk factor. Women who are overweight, especially those who have a thicker upper body, are more likely to develop malignant cancers in the breast than a healthy woman (Vona-Davis and Rose, 2009).
In 1896 the scientist Beatson reported that the removal of the ovaries resulted in the reduction of breast cancer tumours (Russo and Irma 1998). Breast cancer is a malignant, metastasizing cancer of the mammary gland. It is the leading cause of death in woman between the ages of 35 - 45. Breast cancer can also occur in males, although less frequent, around 400 men die each year from breast cancer in the united states. (Martini, F., 2004). Studies on rats have shown considerable evidence that rat oestrogens are mammary carcinogens. Oestrogens have shown to stimulate the hormone prolactin. Through studies involving the use of antioestrogens, for example, tamoxifen, "Tamoxifen alone or in combination with the retina all trans-N-(4 hydroxyphenyl)-retinamide (4-HPR) reduces the incidence of NMU-induced mammary tumours in Sprague-Dawley rats." (Jane M. Ussher Ph.D. 1996). This suggests that Oestrogens and Prolactin's can have the effect of the development of breast cancer since the pathogenesis of spontaneous breast cancer in humans is similar to that of chemical-induced rodent mammary cancer. (Jane M. Ussher
The use of parabens in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and industrial products has been a strongly debated topic since 1960 (Hafeez, Maibach; 2013). Parabens are preservatives used in everyday cosmetics that protect the integrity of products by desisting the growth of harmful microbial organisms. It is important to come to a final conclusion as to whether parabens are safe to use because of the large daily intake per person world wide. Moreover, parabens are the most widely used preservatives since their discovery in 1930 (Cashman, Warshaw; 2005). In a compelling article by Livestrong.com (2013), they have highlighted some of the serious health concerns as a consequence of the exposure to parabens. Parabens have the ability to mimic hormones, thus making it a dangerous endocrine disrupter that can cause severe health problems (Mercola; 2013). This being said, a New York City dermatologist, Frank E. Cook-Bolden states, “Parabens have a long history of safe use, and that’s why they’re commonplace. New preservatives have less of a proven track record.”(2007). It has been made evident that this topic is still open to question, it is fatal to come to
1,000 men are diagnosed with breast cancer 3. This information shows that cancer can affect
Some risk factors cannot be changed such as age, race, and gender. A person 's risk increases as they get older. Approximately 1 out of 8 women are at risk of developing breast cancer are younger than 55. Approximately 2 out of 3 women are at risk of developing breast cancer who are older than 55 (American Cancer Society, 2014). To decrease this rate, women need more timely follow ups and access to high quality treatments (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). Men can develop breast cancer, but this disease is more common among women than men. (American Cancer Society, 2015).
Vogel, VG (May 2008). Preventing breast cancer in high-risk women, 2008. Oncology, 22, 6. p.666. Retrieved from Academic OneFile
A lot of evidence have linked breast cancer to the environmental chemicals. Since WWII, a great deal of endocrine disrupters (synthetic chemicals) have entered the environment, accumulated through the food chain, and finally accessed into human bodies (Brody et al.) . According to Gray et al., environmental chemicals are carcinogenic because they often interrupt hormone-regulated pathways, especially that of the estrogen, and thus cause negative genetic variations. Experiments carried out by Gray et al. indicate that breast tissue synthesize estrogen from local hormone (androgenic hormones) using aromatase, whose activity rate is abnormally higher in breast cancer tissue than that of normal breast tissue. Theoretically, “estrogen promotes the growth cancer cells in vivo” (Mitra et al); the fact that women are more likely to ...
is a toxic chemical found in beauty products that can cause cancer. Women use products with
Throughout the decades, women’s fashion has evolved many times, each time creating a fashion stamp unique to that particular decade. One thing has remained the same and managed to remain a part of every era: hairspray. It is a cosmetic product that is meant to hold hair in its place. A lot of products we use today are may have unseen consequences to daily usage. A product I use almost daily is hairspray. I always knew hairspray was bad for the environment because of the aerosol that was in them would break down the ozone layer, so I began to look at a specific hairspray that I use just about every morning and night, Sebastian Shaper Hairspray, Regular, Styling Mist for Hold & Control. This specific Sebastian Hairspray product is not only bad for the environment; it is also bad for humans and animals.
There is a lot of information that has to be known about breast cancer in order to do something about the disease such as what breast cancer is, the history and some risk factors.Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) tumor that starts from cells of the breast. Breast cancer is found mostly in women, but men can get breast cancer. Being a women and getting older, put women at higher risk of getting diagnosed with breast cancer. As women get older their risk continues. Many factors that contribute to the risk of breast cancer, such as the history of breast cancer in your family, or close relatives. “Researchers are investigating genes that may be related to breast cancer, and they are examining whether smoking or estrogen levels influence that incidence of the disease” (N.W hospital 1). However, some women who have one or more risk factors may not get diagnosed with breast cancer, but most women who don’t have any risk factors get diagnosed with the disease.
Studies have proved that flame retardants works as antagonists for certain endocrine receptors. In other words, they bind to the receptors and hinder the hormones produces by the body from binding to them. The hormones therefore do not have an effect. (Eskenazi, 2017)
As defined by Majure, breast cancer is an “uncontrolled growth of abnormal breast cells” (Majure: 110). It is also one of the cancers that women fear the most. Not only do women get diagnosed with breast cancer, men do too. However, it isn't as bad, or as common, in men as it is in women so doctors don’t recommend screening for men. In the U.S more than one thousand men get affected by breast cancer every year and about two hundred thousand women are affected by breast cancer every year. Women are most likely to get diagnosed with it in their forties and fifties while some may be diagnosed with breast cancer in their twenties, if they started their menstrual cycles at an early age like 14. Typically, men are diagnosed with breast cancer in their sixties or seventies.
Some examples of harmful toxins with difficult names include diethanolamine (DEA), formaldehyde, glucocorticoids, and triethanolamine (TEA). We are exposed to toxic chemicals in many ways. We may breathe them in as sprays and powders, swallow chemicals on our lips and, even rub them on our skin. According to a team of researchers who conducted a study on the relationship between exposure to phthalates and DNA damage on human sperm, “cosmetics frequently contain enhancers that allow ingredients to penetrate deeper into the skin. Studies have found health problems in people exposed to common fragrance and sunscreen ingredients, including increased risk of sperm damage, feminization of the male reproductive system and low birth weight in girls” (Duty et al. 1164). There should be regulations banning toxic chemicals from personal care and beauty products because toxins are bad for our health (1), the consumer faith in cosmetic companies are suffering (2), and other countries recognized the effects and banned it while America has not