Breast cancer warning

[Scott Kiesling]

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Sunderland, Jane
<j.sunderland at lancaster.ac.uk> wrote:
> Dear all
>
>  I received the following in a circular. I don't know if it's
>  scientifically proven but it wouldn't do any harm to follow this advice.
>  Apologies to anyone who thinks this is an inappropriate use of our List.
>
>  ============================================
>  Bottled water in your car.....very dangerous, woman!!!!
>  This is how Sheryl Crow got breast cancer. She was on the Ellen show and
>  said this same exact thing. This has been identified as the most common
>  cause of the high levels in breast cancer, especially in Australia.
>
>  A friend whose mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. The
>  Doctor
>  told her: women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a
>  car.
>
>  The doctor said that the heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain
>  chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. So please be careful and do
>  not
>  drink bottled water that has been left in a car, and, pass this on to
>  all
>  the women in your life. This information is the kind we need to know and
>  be
>  aware and just might save us!!!! The heat causes toxins from the plastic
>  to
>  leak into the water and they have found these toxins in breast tissue.
>  Use
>  a stainless steel Canteen or a glass bottle when you can!!!
>
>  ==========================================
>
>  Jane Sunderland
>



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