Here's a forwarded message I found interesting:



Why breast cancer is usually found near the armpit?
Some time ago, I attended a Breast Cancer Awareness seminar and I asked why the
most common area for Breast Cancer was near the armpit.

My question could not be answered at that time..
This e-mail was just sent to me, and I find it interesting that my question has
been answered.
I challenge you all to rethink your every day use of a product that could
ultimately lead to a terminal illness. As of today, I will change my use. A
friend forwarded this to me.

I showed it to another friend going through chemotherapy & she said she learned
this fact
in a support group recently.
The leading cause of breast cancer is the use of anti-perspirant.

What ???
Yes, ANTI-PERSPIRANT.

Most of the products out there are an anti-perspirant /deodorant combination, so
go home and check Deodorant is fine, anti-perspirant is not ! Here's why :- The
human body has a few areas that it uses to purge toxins; behind the knees,
behind the ears, groin area, and armpits.

The toxins are purged in the form of perspiration. Anti-perspirant, as the name
clearly indicates, prevents you from perspiring, thereby inhibiting the body
from purging toxins from below the armpits. These toxins do not just magically
disappear. Instead, the body deposits them in the lymph nodes below the arms
since it cannot sweat them out.
Nearly all breast cancer tumors occur in the upper outside quadrant of the
breast area. This is precisely where the lymph nodes are located.

Additionally, men are less likely (but not completely exempt) to develop breast
cancer prompted by anti- perspirant usage because most of the anti-perspirant
product is caught in their hair and is not directly applied to the skin.



Women who apply anti-perspirant right after shaving increase the risk further
because shaving causes almost imperceptible nicks in the skin which give the
chemicals entrance into the body from the armpit area.

PLEASE pass this along to anyone you care about.
Breast cancer is becoming frighteningly common.

This awareness may save lives.

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Interesting. It sounds reasonable enough and hopefully we can get more info to add to this topic.

"Deodorant is fine, anti-perspirant is not"

Also, anti-perspirants and deodorants have aluminum. I'm not sure about the exact effect that aluminum has on cancer, but it is toxic everywhere else. I am allergic to it and break out in a rash, both from deodorant and aluminum cans where they touch my mouth.

When I was young I had a lot of blackheads and I remember my mother saying that I should never squeeze them in the underarm area. My sister got staff infection years ago after shaving under her arms and each pore turned into a very painful boil-like sore.

nightowl

I think cancer in this part of the body has more to do with lack of iodine and essential fatty acids than from deodorant, although I cannot think for one second that anything that interferes with the bodies drainage is good for you.

If you have fibrocystic lumps in the breast your risk for breast cancer is much higher. Iodine eliminates the cysts and keeps breast tissue healthy.

Breast tissue requires a lot of iodine and most people are deficient. Iodine is antimicrobial also, another reason to think it is anti cancer...that is if you think cancer is caused by a microbe and some people here do.

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I actually need some info regarding this. I'm a cyclist, I work out most days and thus work up a sweat. What alternatives are there to antiperspirant sprays? I do use a lot of spray, I don't like to but erm I have to. I do eat a lot of Fenugreek and you guys may know that you seem to sweat out its aroma.

Dr. Weil said a few years ago that alcohol is a good deodorant, but I don't suppose most would recommend it. If in a hurry, for a quick fix, I've been known to rub a half teaspoon or so of an aloe vera and alcohol product in each arm-pit and quickly rinse it off, but not on a regular basis. Don't try that if you are allergic to alcohol though!

I use Thai stick. It is a mineral rock that you wet and apply. works well for me, but some people don't find it effective. Get it at the Health Food store.

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My granddaughter had one of the deodorant stones, but I forgot to ask how well it worked. Next time I see her, I will.

While at the grocery store, I checked to see which brands were 'deoderants' and which brands carried 'anti-perspirant' and there weren't any plain old deoderants. They were all anti-perspirants.

What minerals are in it?