Breast cancer warning

[Lynn Goldstein]

Please see Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp

 


List for the International Gender and Language Association
<GALA-L at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG> on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 8:49 AM
+0000 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.
>
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>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!!! 
>
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>
>Jane Sunderland