Topic: Why breast cancer is usually found near the armpit?

[dyeeLoo]

*taken from an email forwarded to me...

FYI...

I was informed by the Moderator of Women's workcom. that one of her rep. had
been diagnosed with
breast cancer and she is concerned that we should inform our friends about this.

Ladies - some awareness!!! Gentleman - pass on to the ladies in your life, to
all the women you know.

Some time ago, I attended a Breast Cancer Awareness seminar.I asked why the most
common area for Breast Cancer was near the armpit.

My question could not be answered at that time. This e-mail was just sent to me,
and I find it interesting that my question has been answered.

I challenge you all to rethink your every day use of a product that could
ultimately lead to a terminal illness.
As of today, I will change my use. A friend forwarded this to me.

I showed it to a friend going through chemotherapy and she said she learned this
fact in a support group recently.

I just got information from a health seminar that I would like to share. The
leading cause of breast cancer is the
use of anti-perspirant.

What? A concentration of toxins and leads to cell mutations, a.k.a. CANCER .
Yes, ANTI-PERSPIRANT. Most of the products out there are an anti-perspirant
/deodorant combination,
so go home and check. Deodorant is fine, anti-perspirant is not.

Here's why:- The human body has a few areas that it uses to purge toxins; behind
the knees ,
behind the ears, groin area, and armpits. The toxins are purged in the form of
perspiration.
Anti-perspirant , as the name clearly indicates, prevents you from perspiring,
thereby inhibiting the body from purging toxins from below the armpits.

These toxins do not just magically disappear. Instead, the body deposits them in
the lymph nodes below
the arms since it cannot sweat them out. Nearly all breast cancer tumors occur
in the upper outside quadrant
of the breast area. This is precisely where the lymph nodes are located.

Additionally, men are less likely (but not completely exempt) to develop breast
cancer prompted by
anti- perspirant usage because most of the anti-perspirant product is caught in
their hair and is not
directly applied to the skin. Women who apply anti-perspirant right after
shaving increase the risk
further because shaving causes almost imperceptible nicks in the skin which give
the chemicals
entrance into the body from the armpit area.

PLEASE pass this along to anyone you care about.

Breast cancer is becoming frighteningly common.

This awareness may save lives.

*if already posted, please delete...
 

[k1llua]

very useful topic thanksssss so much!


 

[valtobs]

many many thanks for this information.

[Master Dave]

that email first circulated in 1999.. and according to this article, there is no proven link between anti-perspirants/deodorants and breast cancer.. so unless proven, it's a 10-year old hoax..

[JesusNinja]

 

LOL. I still can't believe why people forward/repost these chain emails. I also can't believe that so many people still fall for them.

So did any of you stopped using deodorant after reading this thread?!?   Wahahahaahhh   

To the first poster: No goldfingers for you. Please check your sources before posting dubious information. (Forwarded emails are usually not considered valid sources). Your post above, copypasted from forwarded chain email, is just not true.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deodorant#Cancer :

Rumors[24][25] surfaced on the Internet in the 1990s that antiperspirants have a link in causing breast cancer; these are now widely considered to be an urban myth.[26] According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American Cancer Society (ACS), these claims are largely unsubstantiated by scientific research.[27][28]

NCI considered two studies that address the breast cancer claims: A 2002 study of over 800 patients at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute that found no link between breast cancer and the use of antiperspirant/deodorant;[29] and a study of 437 cancer patients, published in 2003 by the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, which found a correlation between earlier diagnosis of breast cancer and antiperspirant/deodorant use.[30] The NCI's analysis of the second study said that it "does not demonstrate a conclusive link between these underarm hygiene habits and breast cancer. Additional research is needed to investigate this relationship and other factors that may be involved."[31]

One school of thought, advanced by the studies of researcher Dr. Phil Darbre, hypothesizes that particular substances in deodorants, such as preservatives called parabens, or bolts such as aluminum chloride used in antiperspirants, get into the bloodstream or accumulate in breast tissue, where they enhance or emulate the effects of estrogen, which stimulates the growth of cancerous breast cells.[32][33] The ACS and other scientists consider these studies to be early and inconclusive, but merit further research; Darbre also stated that her findings did not show causality. The main reservations have to do with the source and significance of the parabens or other toxic substances.[34] Michael Thun, MD, of the ACS argued that even if some of the substances in antiperspirants do promote tumor growth, the risk from cosmetic use appears minuscule compared with other known tumor promoters — from 500 to 10,000 times less potent than taking oral estrogen or being obese.[35]

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deodorant#References

Moral of the story: Don't be an idiot, or you'll end up stinky.
Moral of the story 2: Science wins again.

[dyeeLoo]

Well, sorry to tell boss but not everybody know of the fact that this info was a hoax at all..

@ sir dave...

So does that mean that this info is just the same as the brain cancer from cellphone radiation?

Hmmm.. Thanks for the info sir dave...

[neckromancer]

Sorry ngayon ko lang ito nakita. As mod of this thread, I take it that this info has been branded as a hoax and should then be locked to avoid abuse.