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Nature Medicine 10, 216 (2004)
doi:10.1038/nm0304-216b

Studies linking breast cancer to deodorants smell rotten, experts say

Aparna Surendran1

  1. New York

Cancer experts are up in arms over two recent studies linking deodorant use to breast cancer, saying conclusions from the studies are flawed.An e-mail hoax in the 1990s suggested that chemicals in antiperspirants can cause breast cancer, and quickly became a powerful urban legend.

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