Nov 09
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Alarming Rise in Breast Cancer Cases in Young Girls
One thing that is alarming the medical and cancer treatment community is that they are starting to see a lot more very young women, meaning around the age of 11 or so, with breast cancer. This is especially alarming because breast cancer typically does not strike women until they are going through the stage of menopause, so it’s counter to the intuitive notion that we don’t really need to worry about agressive screenings and self exams until we are over 40 at least.
Researchers say that breast tissue is extremely susceptible to problems because it is one of the few body parts that we are not actually born with. The cells combine to grow breasts because of hormones, namely estrogen, and estrogen has been pegged as one of the potential fueling chemicals behind the growth of breast cancer. When you look at possible reasons for the disease’s increasing presence in the younger population of girls, you might find a few different reasons this could be.
Scientists have long speculated that the abundance of natural estrogens and hormone interfering chemicals in our food supply, and even our water supply and meat supply, might be to blame for young girls maturing sexually faster these days. Then again, that could also be simply a function of human evolution, there’s just no way to know for sure.
One thing parents of young girls might want to do as a precautionary measure just in case, which is actually a good idea on many levels, not just to help prevent cancerous growths that may be hormone related, is to have their youngsters drink only purified water, and eat only non hormone treated dairy and meat products, and to minimize processed foods that are made with a soybean base or processed soy products, just to be sure there are not too many artificial, potentially harmful chemicals floating around that might spur hormonally related cancers.
