24-01-2004, 08:22 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Tara
The world has become virtually paranoid with constant bombardment from the media of could, and perhapses. Such as the most recent 'could' (which to us SAffers is not new at all because it did the rounds in the 70's already) whereby it is claimed that shaving the armpits and using deo/anti perspirant, could (note the could) cause cancer of the breasts. Yesterday a (IMO good) reporter asked the "scientist" concerned if any cases of cancer of the breast directly caused by this have yet been established, and the "scientist" said no, not yet, but there could be a connection! Sorry Tok, but that's not good enough for me.
So let's have hard unadulterated facts please, our health, both mental and physical, should not be a question of believing, it should be all about knowing.
It's your prerogative to put into, and onto your body, whatever you want until the irrefutable evidence is there. Your choice. Many smokers who have said the same thing have died from lung cancer.
Just earlier this month, according to a British study, it was stated that the chemicals found in most underarm deodorants have been detected in breast cancer tumors. The study also suggests that these chemicals entered the body through the skin, most likely under the arm, but since the study merely "suggests," that might not be enough evidence for you but it is for me.
I've had cancer 3 times so please don't tell me to wait for "unadulterated facts." I was given unadulterated facts about what turned out to be the very thing that started my journey with cancer years later. So, while I may not have had breast cancer, a known fact is that 60% of all breast tumors are found in the one fifth of the outer upper quadrant of the breast (closest to the armpit). I don't need to wait for any more evidence than that. Not paranoid, just cautious. :p
Sorry for the hijack. Back to the Atkin's diet. You like it. It works for you. More power to you.