Talcum powder to cause cancer Yachnik

Regular use of talc women increase the risk of ovarian cancer by 24%. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Boston Hospital Brigham and Women's in the United States.

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About 40% of Americans regularly use Powders with talc   to preserve the freshness, as the statistics show. This substance is used in women as a means of personal hygiene. However, scientists from Boston found that the constant use of talc for 24% of the risk grows Ovarian Cancer Because the particles of this mineral is able to "travel" on the female body, causing inflammation. And they, in turn, allows the cancer cells to proliferate.

Science and previously tried to establish a link between talc   and tumors. Several studies have confirmed the impact of powders on the formation of tumors of the uterus and ovaries, other findings were inconclusive. Boston researchers collected data on eight studies that based on them to make accurate conclusions by meta-analysis.

Research data covered 8,252 women who are diagnosed ovarian cancer And 9800 healthy cancer ladies. Published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research results showed that the use of   powders with talc   Intimate hygiene increases the risk of ovarian cancer by 24%.

Ovarian cancer is responsible for about 5% of all cancer deaths among women. Often called the silent killer, because its symptoms are already visible at a later stage. Among the main risk factors of the disease family history of cancer, beginning menstruation at an early age, as well as recovery from breast cancer. (READ MORE)

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