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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000 92(18):1469-1471; doi:10.1093/jnci/92.18.1469
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 18, 1469-1471, September 20, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

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Can Rumors Cause Cancer?

Jemarion Jones

You can’t believe everything you read. Nowhere is this more true than with information on the Internet. For example, a number of wild rumors associated with various types of cancer have made the rounds on the Internet.

One rumor claimed that common antiperspirants, used mostly by women, cause breast cancer. Circulated via e-mail, the rumor has been around for months, possibly years. It claims that antiperspirants are the leading cause of breast cancer and that antiperspirants prevent the body from purging toxins that can then deposit in the lymph nodes, where they can produce . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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