Let's conduct our own study on how we all got breast cancer

I drew the short straw...

Hi,  Hope it was not my bell bottom jeans. Maybe I could use some of those shoulder pads now but not on my shoulders.   SharonH

I think I got cancer because I was bored (insurance job) and stressed out (dated a lot of jerks).

My new plan is to not be bored & not date jerks.  We'll see how that works out for me.

Just had my 6 month mammo.  So far, so good!  Still a work in progress, though. 

It's gotta be from drinking tap water.

Well I think it was doing home work and house work

This thread is great! How did I just find it?

My theory is it's from inhaling all of those chemicals from that super bubble stuff that came out of a metal tube. Does anyone remember that? You would squeeze it out and wad it up on the end of a little straw like a coffee stirrer to blow it into a bubble. I'm pretty sure it was polyvinyl acetate. Nothing like giving noxious chemicals to kids. Some of my friends would CHEW it like bubble gum. Wonder what kind of cancer they got?? Criminy.

Hi   That stuff was so fun.  Oh yes  I remember that smell.  Do you remember how good gas use to smell. SharonH 

Oh yeah, smelling gas fumes.  I used to love to hang out in the garage when dad was putting the gas in the lawnmower.  That could have done it.

Kate 2011:  Now I know what it was.  I was also an insurance agent.  That job will drive you crazy too!

Heh heh...rubber cement.  Yes, that was good.  We used to have mimeographs when I was in school...I loved getting those off the press!

Patriotic mentioned hair dye...that could be the culprit.  I started going grey at 20, so I've been dyeing my hair ever since.  That can't be good for me! 

I think it was the mystery "goo" in the center of the Hostess Twinkies...I alway wondered what that stuff was, but I ate them anyway.

I chewed that stuff too.  I loved licking stamps and envelopes.  Couldn't wait to go gas up the car.  Hostess Twinkies, Hostess Cupcakes, are Devil Dogs also by Hostess?  Hmmmmm, maybe we need to check into the Hostess company!

Hi,  Maybe I got Breast Cancer from inhailing that helum from balloons.  SharonH

Hi ,  I might also add kool aid, How about all that food coloring.? Oh I hope play doh is OK because I let my Grandkids play with it. I also thought Tang was good. SharonH

Someone mentioned Kool Aid.   My mom made us popsicles out of Kool Aid...   

Anyone old enough to rember ink wells in school?   The kid behind me would "paint" my hair with the ink.    Or how about those crinolin petti coats and poodle skirts or saddle shoes...