What are the strangest things you heard that can cause breast cancer?
I ‘m doing a report for health class. My topic is "strange myths about the risk of breast cancer" If you know anything that seems strange or stupid that people think can give them breast cancer, let me know. And if you know it’s true or false, please send me Links if you have any. The only thing I can find is on antiperspirants, i need some more strange ideas. Thanks!
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There’s a study out claiming that women exposed to artificial light at night can cause breast cancer. A neighbor of mine went to far as to remove her television and night light from her bedroom, hung "black out" curtains and bought a sleeping mask.
Here’s a link: http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/23/11174
Theres the most ‘popular’ myth of the mobile phones causing breast cancer. Apparently the radio waves from the phone cause cancer, especially if you keep it in your bra. I’m not sure if this is a myth because it seems likely to me.
sleeping with your bra on. I heard it here on yahoo.answers.
One now-debunked cause of breast cancer is abortion but right-to-life groups like to use it anyway.
There are so many, most of which are repeated here on YA regularly
You are right, anti-perspirant and deodorant don’t cause breast cancer:
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/healthyliving/cancercontroversies/deodorants/
http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/bc_myths/antipersp.jsp
Another rmyth is that blows, bumps or pinches to the breast cause it:
http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/11349.htm
http://www.swedish.org/17384.cfm
A link between abortion and breast cancer is a myth; junk science and propaganda from the anti-choice lobby. The broad scientific consensus is that no such link exists.
This excellent article gives the facts:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1374/is_2_62/ai_83794478
also
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/abortion-miscarriage
Frequently on this board there are questions about bras and breast cancer – sleeping in a bra or wearing an ill-fitting, underwired or padded bra are common myths and NOT causes of breast cancer.
There have been recent bogus scares about water in plastic bottles – frozen, left in cars etc – causing bc; all nonsense:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/bottled-water.htm
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp
Someone asked on here yesterday if french fries caused breast cancer!
I often see people saying on here that breast cancer is largely, mainly or entirely genetic. It isn’t; only 5 -10% of breast cancer cases are due to hereditary factors.
There is currently a common belief that dairy products cause breast cancer, mainly because of the book ‘Your Life in Your Hands’ by Jane Plant, which made the claim. There is no real scientific evidence that this is true, and in fact I offer myself as evidence that it isn’t – I had been vegan for over 8 years when i was diagnosed with bc.
In fact, if you are discussing myths about breast cancer you may want to include all claims about diet and lifestyle. There is no evidence that any food contributes to any cancer. Any claim that it does is speculation and reflects the fears and prejudices of the person making the claim. It’s often less scary for someone who hasn’t had cancer to ‘blame the victim’ – put cancer down to avoidable life style factors like diet, stress, lack of exercise etc – than it is for them to accept that cancer is a largely random disease that can strike any of us at any time.
The causes of breast cancer aren’t known; there are known risk factors, but these ARE risk factors not causes – ticking one, some or all these boxes does not mean you will get breast cancer, and many people who are diagnosed with breast cancer have none of these risk factors other than the first and/or second.
The greatest risk factor for breast cancer is being female -over 99% of those diagnosed are women.
The second greatest is getting older – 80% of those diagnosed are over 50.
5-10% of breast cancer cases are due to hereditary factors.
The other known risk factors are:
Having children at an older age or not at all. The more children a woman has may also slightly lower her risk. Breast-feeding helps protect against the disease. The longer a woman breast feeds her children, the more she lowers her risk.
Starting periods at a younger than average age (under 12) or having a late menopause (after 55)
Taking the contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) causes a small increase in risk. However, the risk gradually returns to normal after you stop taking them.
Being overweight (especially after the menopause).
Regularly drinking more than 1 unit of alcohol per day slightly increases the risk of breast cancer.
Having a previous diagnosis of breast cancer increases the risk of developing a new cancer in the other breast.
Thanks for the interesting question. If I remember any more myths as the day goes on, I’ll add them