Can Environmental Risks Result in Breast Cancer?

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Can Environmental Risks Result in Breast Cancer? Can everyday lifestyle, things we do on a day-to-day basis without realizing its impact on our health lead to a dangerous situation where we can be diagnosed with breast cancer? Can hair dyes, deodorant, makeup, or house cleaning detergent result in an increased risk of breast cancer? Let us find out about risk factors present in environment through this article.Toxins known as carcinogens surround us in the form of air we breathe, food we eat, water we drink. There are thousands of such toxins present in the environment and majority of them have not even been studied for their effects on human beings but the ones on which studies and researches have been performed it has been found that exposure to some of these toxin can result in breast cancer and many other health problems.

According to what scientists say after studying the risk factors for breast cancer, is that it’s very hard to pin down specific foods or chemicals that are definitely and certainly linked to a higher or lower risk for breast cancer or for that matter specific lifestyle and environmental factors that may contribute to higher or lower risk of getting breast cancer.

The rumor that using underarm deodorant or antiperspirant can cause breast cancer has been doing the rounds for years. Women worry that there might be a link because underarm is so close to the breast, we feel that chemicals may find a way to your body through the skin, and affect the breast. Some of us may worry about sweat building up may harm the lymph nodes in the breast area. Women are also concerned that antiperspirants may have cancer-causing substance. But no scientific evidence has been found that proves that there is a definite link between use of deodorant and breast cancer.

Like the rumor of hair dyes being a cause of breast cancer has been found doing the rounds for which again scientists have no evidences. Women fond of eating barbecued food are found to be more at breast cancer risk than the women who don’t include too much of it in their everyday diet. Alcohol likewise is found to be a risk factor for breast cancer. Drinking a moderate dose of alcohol is a risk factor for breast cancer in women. Alcohol may promote as per the research conducted by scientists - the growth of a breast cancer by increasing the number of blood vessels that feed the breast cancer. Researchers are working round the clock to find out about specific lifestyle and environmental factors and if they can affect breast cancer risk.

We should however watch out for the chemicals listed below as they may contain cancerous toxins. Chemicals to watch out for are:

(i)Perfluorooctanoic acid, which is used in making Teflon and Gore Tex. (ii)Phthalates used in plastics, hair products and perfume, lubricants, and wood finishers. (iii)Phytoestrogens—these occur naturally in plants like soybeans that act like weak estrogens in the body. (iv) Polybrominated biphenyls: due to this chemical its difficult to burn plastic.