Parabens & Cancer

par·a·ben

noun
Definition:
chemical used as preservative: a chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen. Evidence suggests that parabens can play a role in the development of breast tumors. Use: preservative in cosmetics, deodorants, food.
Common parabens include methylparaben (E number E218), ethylparaben (E214), propylparaben (E216) and butylparaben. Less common parabens include isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, benzylparaben and their sodium salts.
Beware of PARABENS! The only reason why they are in most of the beauty products you use is so that the products can have a longer shelf life. Big companies like Proctor & Gamble have only one goal when it comes to selling their products. They are only concerned about making money and they don't care how the products affect people such as CANCER.

Cancer is a group of diseases in which cells are aggressive (grow and divide without respect to normal limits), invasive (invade and destroy adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastatic (spread to other locations in the body). These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited in their growth and do not invade or metastasize (although some benign tumor types are capable of becoming malignant). Cancer may affect people at all ages, even fetuses, but risk for the more common varieties tends to increase with age. Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells. These abnormalities may be due to the effects of carcinogens, such as tobacco smoke, radiation, CHEMICALS, or infectious agents.

READ YOUR LABELS and buy NATURAL and PARABEN FREE products. Be cautious of ORGANIC products because some of them still contain PARABENS! Remember that CANCER can be prevented by having a healthy diet, exercising, and reading labels on products you use daily!