A friend of mine who has received chemotherapy and is now receiving radiation at Princess Margaret Hospital for breast cancer phoned me today to tell me what they have now found about causes of breast cancer.

And then tonight, I got the same information from another friend in Montreal. The person with the cancer has been told by the hospital to only use deodorant rather than an anti-perspirant.

The reasons are outlined in the letter below. Anyway, I thought it was worth sharing.

BREAST CANCER

Ladies, be aware! Gentlemen, pass this on to the ladies in our life!

Sometime ago, I attended a Breast-Cancer-Awareness seminar. During the Q&A period, I asked why the most common area for breast cancer was near the arm pit. My question could not be answered at that time. This e-mail was just sent to me, and I find it very interesting that my question has been answered. I challenge you all to re-think your daily 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 a friend going through chemotherapy and she said she learned this fact in a support group recently. I wish I had known it 14 years ago. I just got information from a health seminar that I would like to share. The leading cause of breast cancer is the use of anti-perspirant.

What?

A concentration of toxins leads to cell mutations, a.k.a. - CANCER.

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 from the body-behind the knees, behind the ears, the 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 breasts cancer tumours 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 having causes almost imperceptible nicks in the skin which give the chemicals entrance into the body from the armpit area.

Breast cancer is becoming frighteningly common. This awareness may save lives. If you are sceptical about these findings, I urge you to do some research for yourself. You might just arrive at the same conclusions.

Thank you.