Root canal treatment and breast cancer

NEP, what you read is not true and you won't find that myth on any reputable medical site-only quacks believe that. Root canals and dental work in general are not "associated" with, nor do they cause breast vancer.

I've never had a root canal and got breast cancer; my twin had a root canal in her 20s and has never had breast cancer. Go figure.

I never had a root canal before being diagnosed with breast cancer but read afterwards, when I needed a root canal that they could cause inflammation and possibly be linked to breast cancer. I did some research and decided that this is not true. What I also thought about was the rotten tooth I had for years that had to be pulled out, and how that couldn't possibly have been good for me either (not the tooth that needed a root canal), and if it were true that root canals were bad, would it also be true that implanted teeth are also bad? And fillings, and basically everything. I have found that having chemo has done quite the number on my once beautiful, completely straight, never needing braces and root canal free teeth. My teeth seem to be rotting from the inside. I have had one pulled and a root canal on another and my gums are receding from dry mouth. I think doing a study on whether root canals are a factor in getting breast cancer must be hard because breast cancer mostly strikes women at an age where most have had a root canal. Let me know what you find. Good luck!

I had several root canals before BC that in the end needed to become implants. Now I just skip the root canal stage and just go to the implant. Less expensive, ( in the long run) and I also read stuff about root cznskscsnd BC so why add more risk.

....and speaking of milk, prior to my breast cancer diagnosis I was drinking a large glass of milk every day for years thinking that it would keep my bones healthy and strong and prevent osteoporosis later in life. After being diagnosed, I read that cow's milk has a lot of estrogen and if the cow is pregnant, the estrogen levels jump 30% or 300% ?? I can't remember the levels but it's some ridiculous amount. I too had root canal treatment on my first molar years ago on the lower right side. My cancer is on the right side at 12 o-clock. Coincidence? Who knows. Interesting, though.