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Artificial sweeteners cause breast cancer in women.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that artificial sweeteners cause breast cancer in women?

Partly. A cohort study measuring urinary artificial sweeteners found no overall association with breast cancer risk, though sucralose presence was linked to higher premenopausal risk, and a meta-analysis of 25 observational studies found no overall cancer association with some subgroup increases. A forum answer claims aspartame may cause cancer in humans based on independent research, but this is hedged and not specific to breast cancer.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Does the artificial sweetener aspartame cause cancer?
2011
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Does the artificial sweetener aspartame cause cancer?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/369/does-the-artificial-sweetener-aspartame-cause-cancer

Evidence against · 2
Urinary artificial sweeteners and breast cancer risk in women from the Moli-sani Study
2024
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Bonaccio, M., Castelnuovo, A. D., Costanzo, S., Martínez, C. F., Ruggiero, E., Troisi, J., Cerletti, C., Donati, M. B., Gaetano, G. d., & Iacoviello, L. (2024). Urinary artificial sweeteners and breast cancer risk in women from the Moli-sani Study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.708

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Can Artificial Sweeteners Increase the Risk of Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Evidence from Prospective Studies
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Can Artificial Sweeteners Increase the Risk of Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Evidence from Prospective Studies. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14183742

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