Comments for Don't Sweat the Sweat, May 05 at http://www.iowasource.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.iowasource.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:49:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.iowasource.com/health/health_sweat_0505.html#comment-196 http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/405_sweat.html According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the breast cancer-antiperspirant myth first appeared in the form of an e-mail in the 1990s, and continues to resurface and recirculate about every year or so. The false information suggests that antiperspirants contain harmful substances, which can be absorbed through the skin or can enter the body near the breasts through nicks in the skin caused by shaving. The e-mails also suggested that antiperspirants keep a person from "sweating out toxins," resulting in the spread of cancer-causing toxins via the lymph nodes. According to the ACS, sweat glands are not connected to the lymph nodes. Most cancer-causing substances are removed by the kidneys, are released through urine or by the liver, and are eliminated with feces. The ACS says that lymph nodes may help to clear some toxins from the body, but they do not release these toxins through sweating. Sweat is not a significant route for eliminating toxins from the body. - Wolfgang Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:32:52 +0100