Re: about deodorant & breast cancer

[Guest guest]

Crew:

I sent an anonymous version of what was said on the crew to the physician's

assistant of my doctor, asking her opinion. Below is what she wrote.

Barbara B., NYC

Subj: Re: about deodorant & breast cancer

Date: 2/11/00

From: helen.ruddy@...

To: B2@...

Hi, I have heard this before. The shaving is also a factor, as

noted(increased absorption) You know in Europe they are much less

concerned about shaving and BO . Women still get breast Ca. NOt a very

scientific answer but My approach is everything in moderation and soap

and water , to my knowledge is still safe. Has it been studied whether

deoderants really make a significant difference? Regards H

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Subject: about deodorant & breast cancer

Author: at Internet-Mail

Date: 2/10/00 9:54 PM

Dear Helen,

I was wondering if you had any comments on this. An acquaintance sent me the

following:

A friend forwarded this to me. I showed it to an friend going through

chemotherapy and she said she learned this fact in a support group recently.

I wish I had known it 14 years ago. 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

[Guest guest]

I was told by AOL that this type of email is a hoax. Hard to say anymore with

all the spam thats out there.

G.