Breast screening and deodorant

elljay

Really silly question I'm sure but I'm going for a routine breast screening appointment tomorrow. I remember in the past the leaflet said not to wear deodorant, however there's nothing in the leaflet they've sent me about it this time.

Do I wear deo or not? I'll be at work before and after the appointment so it would be good if it's ok to wear it. Advice please?

EJ

puddle96

just checked the letter I have been sent for my routine appt . It asks me not to use talc or a spray deodorant as that may affect the quality of the image but it is fine to use a roll on deodorant .
Hope that helps.

elljay

Thank you so much, then that's what I'll do.

EJ

mickaveli2001

Most deodorants contain a crystal form of aluminium, believed to be a leading cause of breast cancer. I wouldn't bother wearing it

j.e.j.

mickaveli2001 wrote: »

Most deodorants contain a crystal form of aluminium, believed to be a leading cause of breast cancer. I wouldn't bother wearing it

It would be interesting to see the statistics.

Rates of breast cancer through the 1900s and 2000s, before and after the mass-production and use of chemical deodorants.

cherryblossomzel

mickaveli2001 wrote: »

Most deodorants contain a crystal form of aluminium, believed to be a leading cause of breast cancer. I wouldn't bother wearing it

No, it's not widely believed by scientists. It's mostly hysterical internet-babble with very little evidence.


http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/cancer-controversies/cosmetics-and-toiletries


http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/myths/antiperspirants-fact-sheet


http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/antiperspirants-and-breast-cancer-risk

mickaveli2001

No, there is plenty of studies, and scientific research. Quoting anything from businesses like "Cancer Research" is hardly credible, certainly not in the legitimate scientific community.


The fact is that aluminium in deodorants is absorbed by the skin and there are plenty of scientists who believe that it can lead to breast cancer:


McGrath KG - European Journal of Cancer 2003
Darbre PD, Aljarrah A, Miller WR - Applied Toxicology 2004


Apart from cancer, The Keele University believes that aluminium builds up in the brain causing Alzheimer's. After all it is the one chemical that is prevalent in all Alzheimer patients


Rolling it on your arm pit causes an estrogen-like (hormonal) effect. Because estrogen has the ability to promote the growth of breast cancer cells, a lot of scientists have suggested that the aluminum-based compounds in antiperspirants may contribute to the development of breast cancer.


This is not "internet-babble". It's based on facts and concentrated studies!

fairy_lights

OP asked if she should or should not wear deodorant to her breast screening, that's all. No one asked for tenuous claims about how anti-perspirant can cause cancer and alzheimer's so posting your scare mongering theories isn't going to help anyone.

mickaveli2001

fairy_lights wrote: »

OP asked if she should or should not wear deodorant to her breast screening, that's all. No one asked for tenuous claims about how anti-perspirant can cause cancer and alzheimer's so posting your scare mongering theories isn't going to help anyone.

I was replying to someone who claimed it was just merely "babble" with no merit, when the evidence suggests otherwise, and if the OP is going to a breast screening wearing anti-perspirant, then it is pretty ironic, and relevant

asajj

Cancer research is a business? News to me :eek:

ben_m_g

No idea how I stumbled on this thread, but I thought I would contribute.
No reason misinformation should cause worry or distress.

In 2003, Dr. Kris McGrath, a Chicago allergist, performed a study published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention which he claimed was the first to find a connection between antiperspirants, underarm shaving, and cancer. He studied 400 Chicago-area breast cancer survivors and found that women "who performed these underarm habits more aggressively" had a diagnosis of breast cancer 22 years earlier than the non-users and theorized that substances found in deodorants such as aluminum chlorohydrate were entering the lymphatic system through nicks in the skin caused by shaving. However, that study did not demonstrate a conclusive link between underarm hygiene habits and breast cancer, and other specialists expressed skepticism about the statistical weaknesses of Dr. McGrath's retrospective study (e.g., he did not include a control group of women without breast cancer). .

(So she picked women who already had breast cancer and saw those who used more antiperspirant where diagnose earlier. Not very scientific.)

Also some food for thought.

"There is absolutely no scientific evidence that anti-perspirants cause or even increase a woman's risk for breast cancer," said Debbie Saslow, PhD, director of breast and cervical cancer for the American Cancer Society. "Unfortunately the 'leading' risk factors for breast cancer are things that women cannot do anything about: being a woman, aging, and having a personal or family history of breast cancer."


The National Institute of Health's (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) currently notes that no conclusive evidence has yet been found between the function or ingredients of anti-perspirants/deodorants and breast cancer



The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates food, cosmetics, medicines, and medical devices, also does not have any evidence or research data that ingredients in underarm antiperspirants or deodorants cause cancer.

Read more at http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/antiperspirant.asp#2QzVOiQxbPxvw7jQ.99