Friday, March 03, 2006
That spray under your arm could be a breast cancer link
Mar 1 2006Full Article
Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail
EXPERTS will today call for more research into a possible link between deodorants and breast cancer.
Evidence is mounting that an aluminium-based compound found in common antiperspirant agents can break through the skin and potentially cause breast cancer.
Once inside the body, it is feared the compounds could mimic the hormone oestrogen, which is know to affect a woman's risk of breast cancer.
A review published today in the Journal of Applied Toxicology calls for further research to evaluate the possibility that this could increase the risk of getting breast cancer.
In the past few years scientists have found a number of compounds in the environment which either mimic or interfere with oestrogen.
Aluminum is Toxic thread in Forum
