Cheryl Crowe: Breast cancer from a water bottle?

It seems to be part of the urban legend about water bottles. Take a look at http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp

Catherine, you are right on target I believe. Hormones are injected into chickens also to make the breast grow bigger and faster. So meat, (chicken and cow) dairy, eggs, not to mention all the birth control the docs have pushed all these years. If i had a daughter I would have a serious talk with her about alternative birth control! Our bodies produce the hormones we need, we are pouring it in by the buckets in the US.

Sure wish there was a way to be heard concerning the food supply. How can they not see the correlation of increased hormonal breast cancer? It is turning into an epidemic if you think about it or research online.


Breast cancer from a water bottle?? Pftt.

Marsha

Not a Cheryl Crowe fan in the least. Like Deb, I haven’t been impressed by her interviews on the subject of hers or BC in general. Hopefully though, even she didn’t say this about the water bottles.

I agree with you all on the hormones in our foods aspect. I fear for my daughter and even worse, grand daughters future health. I have a great-niece who at age 10 is receiving some sort of shots every month to stop her rapid development. Dr. blames all the hormones in food. Scary stuff.

~Pam

If the hormones we are ingesting caused our cancers, then wouldn't the test of the tumor tissue be positive for hormones? My tissue had no estrogen, but a scant of progesterone.

notme

My eyes are rolling as I read this post. I've lost respect for her if she truly believes this. However a lot of people believe this. My brother was convinced the reason that I got breast cancer was because I bought microwave meals and heated them in a microwave and ate the daily at work.

You know, my daughter started her menstrual cycle when she was 10, has been shaving her pits since 8, and now at 12 is in a B cup. She's way too immature to have the body that she does (acts more like a 9 yr old...) Her sister is 10 and has not one single armpit hair, and is completely flat chested.

We went hormone-free 4 years ago when I was diagnosed (ok, not totally, but milk, cheese and meat- they still eat McDonalds and pizza and stuff occassionally)

I don't get it, but it is pretty scary to know that something is switching their puberty on earlier and earlier.

Thanks Susie-

Everyone has their own comfort level for what goes in their body. I try and control as much as I can and try not to sweat what I can't, or don't take the time, to control.

I am sure a hundred years from now people will look back and be horified by some aspect of our lives now that we can not even imagine, that they will know caused problems. It would be nice to really KNOW what the problem things are...

Anyone got a spare time machine sitting around???

Before I was diagnosed with bc, I used to put my bottled water in the freezer - it would last all day and stay cold. I used to love to do that. Over the last 2 years, I have read about how freezing the plastic bottles, and warm bottles in your car could cause cancer. I know there have been alot of articles disputing this, but I have stopped doing both.

I hate the thought of hormones being in our food. Seems like we need more controls over that. Also hate that the animals are being given antibiotics - I think thats one of the reasons we have MRSA now.

Ive never been a Cheryl Crow fan - much of her music has no melody. But I am sad, she got bc at such a young age.

Nicki

I vaguely remember the Ellen show when Sheryl Crow was on. I don't remember her saying specifically that she got cancer that way, but she did promote a brand of bottled water ( I forget which brand) that was supposedly safe. Her concern also was that all the bottled water sitting in hot warehouses would contain carcinogens, even after they are refrigerated at home. Ironically, I hardly ever bought bottled water before BC. I started buying it when I was in chemo last summer, and my mouth was dry all the time. My personal opinion is that my cancer was either caused, or exacerbated by my use of progesterone cream- my tumor was ER-, PR+, HER2neu+. But none of my docs will agree with me. Any way, I told my sisters and my daughter to never use the stuff.

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Deb, if you find this PLEASE, PLEASE can I borrow it too!!

Hugs,

We did a story on the safety of bottled water in the last issue of the magazine (I'm a publisher). I found this website while researching:

http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/halden_dioxins.html

Saluki,
What is a Nalgene bottle? Are they glass?

Bugs

Frankly Bugs--As a New Cat mother I learned that keeping my water in glass and open around them--was an ongoing argument as to who the water belonged to --and they always won until in self defense I got the plastic bottles with lids so me and my chairs were not getting perpetual baths!

As a matter of fact had I to guess I would imagine the Crow Bru ha ha was probably over a Nalgene bottle.

Here is what I know -

Apparently, Nalgene puts out more than one type of bottle and it is the newer and more expensive Lexan bottle that is in question. The cheaper bottle which I use is
plastic #2, HDPE, is relatively benign
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Nalgene Water Bottles Appear to be Unsafe


Although the colorful, durable and lightweight Nalgene water bottles have been the hydration choice of outdoor enthusiasts, scientific evidence has shown the plastic used to make the bottle may pose serious health hazards.

Made from Lexan polycarbonate resin and marketed through Nalgene Outdoor Products, Lexan was envisioned to be the ideal material for water bottles due to its durability and the way the material of the bottle didn’t hold any odors or flavors to distort the taste of the liquid being stored in the bottle.

A study that involved researching birth defects and developmental abnormalities that caused miscarriages in mice raised the suspicions on all polycarbonate plastics.

The study revealed a sudden increase in aneuploidy, a defect consisting of abnormal loss or gain of chromosomes, which in humans could possibly lead to miscarriages or disorders such as Down Syndrome.

The spontaneous jump in mouse aneuploidy was traced back to a lab worker, who used a strong detergent to clean the mice cages and water bottles. The effects of the detergent resulted in the plastic attaching itself to bisphenol, a chemical that mimics the female hormone estrogen.

Research has shown that low BPA levels have had an adverse effect on prostate development, tumors, breast tissue development, sperm count and enlargement of fat cells in the body.

Scientists have warned against allowing any polycarbonate plastics near your food or water and stated the devastating effects of these chemicals posed the biggest risk to babies during early development.

Despite the warnings, polycarbonate plastics continue to be used in a wide variety of products including food storage cans, dental sealants and the Nalgene Lexan bottles.

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Dr. Mercola's Comment:

Well, they fooled me. Even though I knew plastics could leach BPA from the study I posted last year the research did not yet indicate that Lexan leached this chemical. Now, there is enough of a concern that I am throwing away my Nalgene Lexan bottles.

The only time I used them is when I traveled though, as glass is far too fragile to travel with on planes. Nalgene does make a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle that is identical in size and shape to the more popular Lexan model and that is the one I will be getting.

Plastics that are safer to use for storing food and beverages, none of which are known to leach harmful substances include:

* Polypropylene, designated "#5 PP"
* High-density polyethylene, designated "#2HDPE"
* Low-density polyethylene, designated "#4 LDPE"

So pay attention to the container you store your water in. If you can’t use glass, only use one of the above "safe" plastic jars. Also, don’t forget to apply this information when using baby bottles and other food containers.

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This is one of the oldest HOAX's in the book. There are so many myth busters about the FALSE email that said it was from (my alma matter) it got passed around 3 years ago, and there are tons of articles debunking the dioxin myth, even on the american cancer society site @ www.cancer.org

Status:
False

Update:
June 2007: A new variant of the hoax warning claims that drinking water from plastic water bottles that have been left in a car can cause breast cancer (details in commentary below).

Example:(Submitted, February 2005)
FW: Cancer News from John Hopkins

No plastics in micro

No water bottles in freezer.

No plastic wrap in micro

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters worth noting... This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in the plastic.

Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program explaining this health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the hospital.)

He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.

This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, without the dioxins.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might remember when some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

To add to this, Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper towels.

Pass this on to your family & friends & those that are important in your life!

If you received this email-- its totally false.
Check out www.hoaxbusters.org