Breast Cancer Risk Scented in Underarm Antiperspirants - CME Teaching Brief - MedPage Today

Breast Cancer Risk Scented in Underarm Antiperspirants - CME Teaching Brief - MedPage Today: "Breast Cancer Risk Scented in Underarm Antiperspirants "

• Advise interested patients that a range of substances -- most of them organic -- have been shown to mimic estrogen, and may increase the risk of breast cancer.
  
  
• Note that this review suggests that metal ions, including those derived from the aluminum salts in antiperspirants, may have similar effects, but advise patients that more research is needed to pin down any risks.