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<blockquote data-quote="HerefordSire" data-source="post: 671289" data-attributes="member: 4437"><p><em>Are you sure about that? The reason I ask, if makeup does cause breast cancer, should we triple the tax of cosmetics? Also, should we restrict contact of all women that wear cosmetics? How about women wearing cosmetics eating in restaurants? Should there be a cosmetic section and a non-cosmetic section?</em></p><p></p><p>Early this year the media reported that English researchers identified</p><p>parabens in samples of breast tumors. Parabens (alkyl esters of</p><p>p-hydroxybenzoic acid) are widely used as antimicrobial preservatives</p><p>in thousands of cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceutical</p><p>products, and food. There are six commonly used forms (Methylparaben,</p><p>Ethylparaben, p-Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, n-Butylparaben and</p><p>Benzylparaben) and it is estimated that they are used in at least</p><p>13,200 cosmetics products. According to the lead researcher of the</p><p>recent study, Philippa Darbre, an oncology expert at the university of</p><p>Reading, in Edinburgh, the chemical form of the parabens found in 18 of</p><p>the 20 tumors tested indicated that they originated from something</p><p>applied to the skin, the most likely candidates being deodorants,</p><p>antiperspirants, creams, or body sprays.</p><p></p><p>Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for</p><p>nearly one of every three cancers diagnosed in U.S. women. For 2003,</p><p>it is estimated that 211,300 new cases of invasive breast cancer were</p><p>diagnosed in women with an additional 55,700 cases of in situ breast</p><p>cancer. For many years there have been rumors that underarm deodorants</p><p>and antiperspirants used by millions of women, mainly in the West,</p><p>might increase the risk of breast cancer. But most researchers thought</p><p>this idea seemed too far-fetched, the product of paranoid female minds,</p><p>typically substituting rational scientific thinking with</p><p>unsophisticated, primitive beliefs. Enter the late nineties. From</p><p>1998 on, reports started appearing stating that parabens had</p><p>estrogenic-like activity in mice, in rats, and in human breast cancer</p><p>cells in the lab. Since most breast cancers respond to estrogen the</p><p>link between deodorants and breast cancer did not seem so outlandish</p><p>anymore. So, currently, questioning the safety of applying</p><p>hormone-mimicking compounds to an areas so close to the breast appears</p><p>to have gained some legitimacy. In addition, estrogen/progesterone</p><p>Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) was found to significantly increase</p><p>breast cancer risk making the paraben/cancer connection even more</p><p>plausible.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/breastcancer090604.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycar ... 090604.cfm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HerefordSire, post: 671289, member: 4437"] [i]Are you sure about that? The reason I ask, if makeup does cause breast cancer, should we triple the tax of cosmetics? Also, should we restrict contact of all women that wear cosmetics? How about women wearing cosmetics eating in restaurants? Should there be a cosmetic section and a non-cosmetic section?[/i] Early this year the media reported that English researchers identified parabens in samples of breast tumors. Parabens (alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid) are widely used as antimicrobial preservatives in thousands of cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceutical products, and food. There are six commonly used forms (Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, p-Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, n-Butylparaben and Benzylparaben) and it is estimated that they are used in at least 13,200 cosmetics products. According to the lead researcher of the recent study, Philippa Darbre, an oncology expert at the university of Reading, in Edinburgh, the chemical form of the parabens found in 18 of the 20 tumors tested indicated that they originated from something applied to the skin, the most likely candidates being deodorants, antiperspirants, creams, or body sprays. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for nearly one of every three cancers diagnosed in U.S. women. For 2003, it is estimated that 211,300 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in women with an additional 55,700 cases of in situ breast cancer. For many years there have been rumors that underarm deodorants and antiperspirants used by millions of women, mainly in the West, might increase the risk of breast cancer. But most researchers thought this idea seemed too far-fetched, the product of paranoid female minds, typically substituting rational scientific thinking with unsophisticated, primitive beliefs. Enter the late nineties. From 1998 on, reports started appearing stating that parabens had estrogenic-like activity in mice, in rats, and in human breast cancer cells in the lab. Since most breast cancers respond to estrogen the link between deodorants and breast cancer did not seem so outlandish anymore. So, currently, questioning the safety of applying hormone-mimicking compounds to an areas so close to the breast appears to have gained some legitimacy. In addition, estrogen/progesterone Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) was found to significantly increase breast cancer risk making the paraben/cancer connection even more plausible. [url=http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/breastcancer090604.cfm]http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycar ... 090604.cfm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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