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Antiperspirant use increases the risk of breast cancer.
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REFUTED
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Is it true that Antiperspirant use increases the risk of breast cancer?
No. A large population-based case-control study found no increased breast cancer risk with antiperspirant use, and a reference compilation states existing evidence shows no causal relationship or correlation. A small Iraqi case-control study also found no association, while a hypothesis paper merely proposes a possible link without confirming it.
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Apocrine sweat gland obstruction by antiperspirants allowing transdermal absorption of cutaneous generated hormones and pheromones as a link to the observed incidence rates of breast and prostate cancer in the 20th century. (2009). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2009.01.025
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Antiperspirant Use and the Risk of Breast Cancer. (2002). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/94.20.1578
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Antiperspirant use as a risk factor for breast cancer in Iraq. (2006). iris.who.int. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117110
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Do aluminum-based antiperspirants cause cancer?. (2016). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/32702/do-aluminum-based-antiperspirants-cause-cancer
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