Help Me!!!?

356>my teacher was telling my class about a certain brand of anti-persperant(sp?) that it will clog up your sweat glands or something and will give you cancer. I was just wondering what brand this might be, because she didnt tell us. So if you know could you PLEASE tell me.... thank you.
Reply:It is absolutely untrue.





Your teacher is human, yes, but it was irresponsible and unprofessional of her to repeat a myth about cancer to students in her class, and she does need to be reported as presumably she will do it again if she isn%26#039;t.





There is no scientific evidence at all that deodorant and anti-perspirant cause cancer. The widespread belief that they cause breast cancer is due largely to a hoax email that was widely circulated.





Read these reports from reputable cancer organisations, print them off, stop worrying, tell your friends to stop worrying.





http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/und...





http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/healthy...





http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/defaul...
Reply:i have no clue?!
Reply:I don%26#039;t think there is any specific brand, but there is more information at this link.








http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/ant...
Reply:Your teacher is wrong. I can%26#039;t believe he/she is saying that. Tell your parents and switch schools.





Can antiperspirants or deodorants cause breast cancer?





Articles in the press and on the Internet have warned that underarm antiperspirants (a preparation that reduces underarm sweat) or deodorants (a preparation that destroys or masks unpleasant odors) cause breast cancer (1). The reports have suggested that these products contain harmful substances, which can be absorbed through the skin or enter the body through nicks caused by shaving. Some scientists have also proposed that certain ingredients in underarm antiperspirants or deodorants may be related to breast cancer because they are applied frequently to an area next to the breast (2, 3).





However, researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, are not aware of any conclusive evidence linking the use of underarm antiperspirants or deodorants and the subsequent development of breast cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates food, cosmetics, medicines, and medical devices, also does not have any evidence or research data that ingredients in underarm antiperspirants or deodorants cause cancer.
Reply:Teacher wrong. Spreading false info. shouldn%26#039;t be allowed and a teacher should have to show you hard research before speaking off the cuff like this. Follow the link another poster gave you to Snopes. Greatest web site.
Reply:Kimmi .. your teacher is human and therefore capable of false information JUST as any human can be ... research for yourself





I was once using a talc powder that caused the glands to block up ... IT WASN%26#039;T CANCER I stopped using the talc and the glands recoverd





... I think she has her facts wrong