Comments on: Is a Deadly Cancer Targeting Black Women? http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/black-women-and-breast-cancer/ The Digital Magazine for the Young, Contemporary Woman of Color Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:53:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ri http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/black-women-and-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 Ri Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:35:39 +0000 http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/black-women-and-breast-cancer/#comment-2310 Great article! As a 25 year old wife and mother I can't afford to be lax about my health. I haven't had a mammogram yet but I do self-exams once a month. Thank God we have people out there fighting for us. Great article! As a 25 year old wife and mother I can’t afford to be lax about my health. I haven’t had a mammogram yet but I do self-exams once a month. Thank God we have people out there fighting for us.

]]> By: Karen Peters http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/black-women-and-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2305 Karen Peters Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:19:52 +0000 http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/black-women-and-breast-cancer/#comment-2305 Sisters let's be aware that there are studies that show that some of the ingredients in most body care products are not only skin irritants, but also carcinogens. Please be informed!!! I don't know how many times I have applied deodorant, for example, and was left with small lumps under my arms, painful lumps too. You cannot tell me that using products like these along with all the other synthetically produced products do not have some adverse affect on our bodies. Synthetic fragrances, parabens, other artificial preservatives, colors, etc. are all found in these body care products that we slather on daily. African American women spend $7 billion each year on body care and beauty products. What I am saying is that while synthetic body care use is not the sole reason for our young sisters being more prone to breast cancer, using a cocktail of these products daily, along with our diets, predisposition, and perhaps other factors all contribute. Using all natural body care is just one way to eliminate one of the factors. It's easy to do, and if you search, doesn't have to be costly. Besides, if we're spending $7 billion a year on synthetically made products to make us smell good, we can afford to purchase products that not only smell good, but are actually good for our bodies. It just takes a little research. Karen Sisters let’s be aware that there are studies that show that some of the ingredients in most body care products are not only skin irritants, but also carcinogens. Please be informed!!! I don’t know how many times I have applied deodorant, for example, and was left with small lumps under my arms, painful lumps too. You cannot tell me that using products like these along with all the other synthetically produced products do not have some adverse affect on our bodies.

Synthetic fragrances, parabens, other artificial preservatives, colors, etc. are all found in these body care products that we slather on daily. African American women spend $7 billion each year on body care and beauty products. What I am saying is that while synthetic body care use is not the sole reason for our young sisters being more prone to breast cancer, using a cocktail of these products daily, along with our diets, predisposition, and perhaps other factors all contribute.

Using all natural body care is just one way to eliminate one of the factors. It’s easy to do, and if you search, doesn’t have to be costly. Besides, if we’re spending $7 billion a year on synthetically made products to make us smell good, we can afford to purchase products that not only smell good, but are actually good for our bodies. It just takes a little research.

Karen

]]> By: toi http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/black-women-and-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 toi Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:19:57 +0000 http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/black-women-and-breast-cancer/#comment-2280 Wow this post is quite a eye opener. I'm only 25 but my mom has been telling me that's its never to soon to take a mammogram. I thought that self breast exams were good enough. but know i'll be sure to pay extra close attention and not turn my nose up at the idea of needed to have one @ my age. Thanx Clutch as always you're informing me. Wow this post is quite a eye opener. I’m only 25 but my mom has been telling me that’s its never to soon to take a mammogram. I thought that self breast exams were good enough. but know i’ll be sure to pay extra close attention and not turn my nose up at the idea of needed to have one @ my age.
Thanx Clutch as always you’re informing me.

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