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A member asked:
Do you think it is worth the risk to use deodorant/other things that increase chances of cancer/brain damage?
15 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Evidence?: I know of no evidence that deodorant increases the risk of cancer. What is the evidence? Whenever some "source" has a crazy claim you must be curious and critical as to the veracity of the claim.
Answered 10/5/2016
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No risk**: I will limit this to brain tumors since that is the area i know. The only known environmental cause of a brain tumor is exposrure to radiation---from radiotherapy or lab/reactor accidents respectively. No other factors--not deodorants, chemicals or cell phones etc has been convincingly shown to increase the risk of a brain tumor.
Answered 10/5/2016
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