Cancer and Cosmetics
Brittany Taylor
12-12-12
Essay Four
The Connection Between Breast Cancer and Cosmetics
Breast cancer has been one of the most destructive types of cancer within the past ten years. Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the tissues of the breasts. The two types of breast cancer are ductal and lobular carcinoma. The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma. Ductal carcinoma is a tumor that begins in the cells that line the ducts of the breasts. Lobular carcinoma starts in the lobules, which is the part of the breast that produces milk. Estrogen is the main sex hormone in women. The more estrogen that a woman is exposed to, the higher risk she has of developing breast cancer. Estrogen is the main part of the human reproductive system. The amount of estrogen in the body can increase because of many reasons. One reason why the amount of estrogen may increase is being overweight. Being overweight can cause estrogen to increase because some of the estrogen is made or stored in fat. Being overweight during menopause can increase a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer by almost 50% because the ovaries can no longer make estrogen. Unfortunately, there are many different reasons why people develop breast cancer.
There have been studies within the past few years about whether or not cosmetics cause cancer. Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death at this time. It makes a lot of sense that products, such as deodorant and antiperspirants, are main causes because nobody thinks those products would be harmful to the body, so they continue to use them on a daily basis. Many cases of breast cancer are found close to the armpit, which is where deodorant is often applied.
In the article, “Dangerous Chemicals in Deodorant & Antiperspirants: A Detailed Review of the Chemicals”, Fields talks about a study between cancer and cosmetics. Deodorants and soaps probably isn’t something that would come to mind when we hear “breast
12-12-12
Essay Four
The Connection Between Breast Cancer and Cosmetics
Breast cancer has been one of the most destructive types of cancer within the past ten years. Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the tissues of the breasts. The two types of breast cancer are ductal and lobular carcinoma. The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma. Ductal carcinoma is a tumor that begins in the cells that line the ducts of the breasts. Lobular carcinoma starts in the lobules, which is the part of the breast that produces milk. Estrogen is the main sex hormone in women. The more estrogen that a woman is exposed to, the higher risk she has of developing breast cancer. Estrogen is the main part of the human reproductive system. The amount of estrogen in the body can increase because of many reasons. One reason why the amount of estrogen may increase is being overweight. Being overweight can cause estrogen to increase because some of the estrogen is made or stored in fat. Being overweight during menopause can increase a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer by almost 50% because the ovaries can no longer make estrogen. Unfortunately, there are many different reasons why people develop breast cancer.
There have been studies within the past few years about whether or not cosmetics cause cancer. Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death at this time. It makes a lot of sense that products, such as deodorant and antiperspirants, are main causes because nobody thinks those products would be harmful to the body, so they continue to use them on a daily basis. Many cases of breast cancer are found close to the armpit, which is where deodorant is often applied.
In the article, “Dangerous Chemicals in Deodorant & Antiperspirants: A Detailed Review of the Chemicals”, Fields talks about a study between cancer and cosmetics. Deodorants and soaps probably isn’t something that would come to mind when we hear “breast
Cited: 1) Hiyaguha Cohen. Why Choose Paraben-Free Products | Natural Health Blog: Cancer-Causing Deodorants? 28 Jan. 2012 2) Melissa Field. Dangerous Chemicals in Deodorant & Antiperspirant: A Detailed Review of the Chemicals, Research & Avoidance Tips. 17 Dec. 2010. 3) Bates, Claire. "Chemical found in deodorants, face cream and food products is discovered in tumors of ALL breast cancer patients." 12 January 2012. 4) Philippa Darbre. "Underarm antiperspirants/deodorants and breast cancer.” 11 Sep. 2009. 5) David Schlundt. Vanderbilt University: Does Antiperspirant Cause Breast Cancer?” 23 Oct. 2008.