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[Shelbelle]

https://blog.thebreastcancersite.com/cosmetic-parabens/?gg_source=bcs&gg_campaign=Ad%20-%20468x250ne...

[EdithEllenLily]

@Shelbelle Thank you for letting us know. It emphasizes the importance of reading labels. It also makes us pause when we listen to people who say parabens are not harmful. I avoid products with parabens! 

[Lipstickdiva]

It might be important to note this study involved only 40 people.

[Shelbelle]

But with just about 100% of participants testing positive for parabens in their breast cancer tissues, that says a lot, some even showed as many as several different types of parabens.

[Lipstickdiva]

If you google "parabens and breast cancer studies" there are some very interesting articles out there about it and similar studies to this newest one. 

[SilleeMee]

I'd like to know more about the credibility of those who did the actual testing and how exactly they came up with their conclusions. I would like to see the raw data. As a chemist myself, this type of research and it's findings mean very little if they don't show us their exact methodology and numbers.

[Shelbelle]

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I'd like to know more about the credibility of those who did the actual testing and how exactly they came up with their conclusions. I would like to see the raw data. As a chemist myself, this type of research and it's findings mean very little if they don't show us their exact methodology and numbers.

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The doctor's name is listed in the article, perhaps you can find contact info for him.

[SeaMaiden]

This information is right up there with the "studies" showing bras cause breast cancer..... tomorrow they will say the opposite... that parabens show no cause for cancer....

I would worry more about the flu killing you, or a sniper bullet or  a stoned driver running you over than any of these so called STUDIES.

[2blonde]

Not to play devil's advocate, but it would be nice if there was a way to compare the breast tissue of women without cancer to those who have it.  Maybe they also have a high amount of parabens in theirs.  I mean, you can't have a definitive study without a control group.

[suzyQ3]

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Not to play devil's advocate, but it would be nice if there was a way to compare the breast tissue of women without cancer to those who have it.  Maybe they also have a high amount of parabens in theirs.  I mean, you can't have a definitive study without a control group.

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@2blonde, you're not paying devil's advocate at all; you are thinking like a scientist. I know that I have seen credible studies that show that parabens show up in breast tissue, period. I will try to find that data and post later.