2003 American Study Funded by Warner-Lambert Company Finds No Cancer Risk
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Dental Journal of Australia Publishes Study Linking Mouthwash to Cancer
Are You at Risk and Do You Care?
The Dental Journal of Australia was not the bearer of good news when it comes to the question if mouthwash, such as Listerine -- commonly hailed an eradicator of bad breath -- could actually be a rinse that leads to oral cancer.Study Connects Alcohol-Containing Mouthwash to Cancer
The Daily Telegraph reports that an independent study published in the Dental Journal of Australia has found evidence that conclusively connects alcohol-containing mouthwash to the development of oral cancer. Ethanol contained in the mouthwash makes oral mucous membranes easier for cancer causing agents to seep into, and as such the worst offenders are also those considered the most effective at vanquishing bad breath causing bacteria, namely Listerine.
Publisher of the Study Releases Position Statement
If would appear that the notion of connection Listerine and other alcohol containing mouthwashes with oral cancer is too controversial for the Australian Dental Association (ADA) that published the study. This accounts for the position statement it published which points out that directly contradicting studies are also published, causing the ADA to hedge all of its bets and promise to continue giving the latest advice on oral hygiene, and "part of this advice on a case by case basis may involve the use of antiseptic mouthwashes."
2003 American Study Funded by Warner-Lambert Company Finds No Cancer Risk
A 2003 study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association finds that there "use of alcohol containing mouthwash does not increase the risk of oropharyngeal cancer."
Although reassuring, it is noteworthy that the study received funding from Warner-Lambert Company. Moreover, one of the physicians conducting the study was employed by Warner-Lambert Company. The latter, of course, was the original developer and owner of Listerine brand mouthwash, and merged in 2000 with Pfizer.
Consumers Jaded at the Listerine Mouthwash Oral Cancer Risk Allegations
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Man, Sylvia, you scooped me again! I just heard about this today from my dentist at my dental checkup and cleaning and was going to look it up. Shoot! Good article, though.
Wow
It could be the frozen pizza too.
buy, you just never know anymore!
Hey Carla, I'd rather die by having my tongue dragged from an eighteen wheeler going a half a mile per hour, much faster and less pain. And I see your point, everyone pays for it later, have you seen what funerals cost these days? Oh yeah, Sylvia...had to toss a chuckle Carla's way...excellent write-up, thank you for the awareness!!
good to know
Sometimes I wonder where they get their study ideas. I have come to the conclusion that everything causes cancer and I'm going to die anyways, I might as well do what I want with my life while I can. If they are right then I will pay for it later.
I'm sure it will be good for us again in no time flat. Still, one has to wonder, who used the Listerine in the study? Did they already have risk factors (like smokers, snus'ers, etc.) One would have to weigh their options carefully: Periodontal disease or cancer risk? I use mouthwash rarely as it is.
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