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Parabens are chemical preservatives found in almost all cosmetics and body care products. They are used to inhibit the growth of bacteria and increase shelf life. A comprehensive study of women with breast cancer published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of Applied Technology found parabens in nearly 100 percent of all cancerous breast tumors. This evidence clearly links these chemicals to women's cancers.
Researchers from the University of Reading in the UK found that virtually all -- 99 percent -- of the tissue samples collected from women participating in the study contained at least one paraben, and 60 percent of the samples contained no less than five parabens.
What should you do? Buy only personal care products free of parabens. You will have to read labels and find brands that have women's health in mind. Wouldn't you rather support companies that care about these issues?
Parabens are xeno-estrogens, or chemicals that can act like estrogens in our bodies. They are commonly found in make up, shampoo, lotion, shaving cream, toothpaste, mouthwash as well as some processed foods and in many over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceutical drugs.
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L. Barr, a G. Metaxas, a C. A. J. Harbach, b L. A. Savoyc and P. D. Darbred* "Measurement of paraben concentrations in human breast tissue at serial locations across the breast from axilla to sternum." Received: 22 August 2011, Revised: 11 November 2011, Accepted: 11 November 2011 Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI 10.1002/jat.1786
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"The fact that parabens were detected in the majority of the breast tissue samples cannot be taken to imply that they actually caused breast cancer in the 40 women studied," said Dr Philippa Darbre
This statement is also used in the body text of the study. This article should be removed as it is clearly 100% misreporting of the facts. If the author is actually a doctor, she should be doubly ashamed of this atrociously bad article.
Dr. Nalini claims that parabens were found in all cancerous breast tumours. THE STUDY WAS NOT EVEN CARRIED OUT USING TUMOUR TISSUE, BUT HEALTHY BREAST TISSUE FROM BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. The study was not even "comprehensive". 40 patients does NOT constitute comprehensive. This isn't the first time I've seen a very poorly written article in HuffPost - someone needs to look at the journalistic standards here!
Using the logic of Dr. Chilkov, as water is also found in all breast cancer cells, it must also be responsible for causing breast cancer.
Note to Dr. Chilkov - if you are going to write an article on a scientific study, I respectfully suggest that you actually read the study instead of making up your own facts.
http://personalcaretruth.com/2010/11/parabens-in-perspective-an-introduction/