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. 2009;11 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S5.

doi: 10.1186/bcr2424. Epub 2009 Dec 18.

Underarm antiperspirants/deodorants and breast cancer

Philippa D Darbre¹

Affiliations

PMID: 20030880
PMCID: PMC2797685
DOI: 10.1186/bcr2424

Underarm antiperspirants/deodorants and breast cancer

Philippa D Darbre. Breast Cancer Res. 2009.

. 2009;11 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S5.

doi: 10.1186/bcr2424. Epub 2009 Dec 18.

Author

Philippa D Darbre¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Hopkin's Building, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UB, UK. p.d.darbre@reading.ac.uk

PMID: 20030880
PMCID: PMC2797685
DOI: 10.1186/bcr2424

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Effect of parabens and oestradiol on growth of MCF7 human breast cancer cells. Effect of five parabens on growth of MCF7 human breast cancer cells individually at no-observed-effect concentration (NOEC) values, of all five parabens mixed together at NOEC values, of 10^-11M oestradiol (E2), or of 10^-11M E2 together with all five parabens at their NOEC values. Cells were grown and cell growth is presented as published previously [35-37] (AK Charles, PD Darbre, University of Reading, unpublished data).

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