Antiperspirants and Breast Cancer
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2017-05-01

Shaving before applying underarm antiperspirants can increase aluminum absorption. Could this  explain the greater number of tumors and the disproportionate incidence of breast cancer in the upper outer quadrant of the breast near the armpit?

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Whoa—lots in the that video! Normally I’d try to break that video up but I really wanted all the information to be in one place. Please consider sharing with those in your life who may benefit.
Any way to decrease BO through changes in diet? I’ve got an ancient video on that (Body Odor & Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/body-odor-diet-2/)) with some new updated ones coming down the pike!
Here’s the antidepressant video I referenced: Do Antidepressant Drugs Really Work? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-antidepressant-drugs-really-work/).

What else can we do to decrease breast cancer risk? See, for example:
• Broccoli vs. Breast Cancer Stem Cells (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/broccoli-versus-breast-cancer-stem-cells/)
• Why Do Asian Women Have Less Breast Cancer? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-do-asian-women-have-less-breast-cancer/)
• Flaxseeds & Breast Cancer Prevention (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseeds-breast-cancer-prevention/)
• Breast Cancer vs. Mushrooms (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-vs-mushrooms/)
• Preventing Breast Cancer by Any Greens Necessary (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-breast-cancer-by-any-greens-necessary/)
• Tree Nuts or Peanuts for Breast Cancer Prevention? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/tree-nuts-or-peanuts-for-breast-cancer-prevention/)
• Estrogenic Cooked Meat Carcinogens (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/estrogenic-cooked-meat-carcinogens/)
• Fiber vs. Breast Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fiber-vs-breast-cancer/)
• Breast Cancer and Alcohol: How Much Is Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-and-alcohol-what-much-is-safe/)
• Cholesterol Feeds Breast Cancer Cells (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Cholesterol-Feeds-Breast-Cancer-Cells)
• Which Dietary Factors Affect Breast Cancer Most? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Which-Dietary-Factors-Affect-Breast-Cancer-Most)
• The Role of Bovine Leukemia in Breast Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-role-of-bovine-leukemia-virus-in-breast-cancer)
• How to Block Breast Cancer's Estrogen-Producing Enzymes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/How-to-Block-Breast-Cancers-Estrogen-Producing-Enzymes)

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