No link found
Antiperspirants and deodorants
aluminum, parabens. Personal care.
- Verdict
- No link foundStudies looked for a link to cancer and didn't find one.
- How sure
- Rung 3 · ModerateConsistent observational studies or small trials, not yet confirmed by large trials.
- How big
- No added breast cancer risk found.
The rung shows how sure the science is, not how big the effect is. How to read these ratings
Cancers affected
Breast
What the evidence shows
The National Cancer Institute says no scientific evidence links these products to breast cancer. A study of 813 women with breast cancer and 793 without found no added risk, even with shaving.
What to do
No need to stop using them.
Sources
To take it to your doctor, print this page.
Step by step
For the whole picture, from prevention and screening to treatment and life after, see the breast cancer page.