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Mia is coming to Peterborough, the first bra to keep you cool
Mia is coming to Peterborough
The first line of bras to keep you well supported and cool.
This line of bras will arrive at My Left Breast by the end of September....
Research: Young girls, early first periods, exposures, and breast cancer risks!
Childhood and Adolescence
http://www.breastcancerfund.org/media/publications/falling-age-of-puberty/
Today, girls are entering puberty earlier than a generation ago—in part due to childhood exposures to endocrine disruptors. Early puberty puts girls at a higher risk for later-life breast cancer. Research also shows that childhood exposures to medical radiation and chemicals like DDT are linked to higher rates of breast cancer.
Girls get their first periods today, on average, a few months earlier than did girls 40 years ago, and they get their breasts one to two years earlier.[1] This trend may be due to exposures to endocrine disrupting compounds—like BPA and phthalates[2],[3]—before puberty when the reproductive system, including breast tissue, is exquisitely sensitive to low levels of estrogens.[4] The younger girls are when they enter puberty, the greater their risk of breast cancer later in life.
Evidence suggests that breast development is sensitive to other chemical exposures as well. A recent study illustrated that childhood and early adolescent exposures to the now banned pesticide DDT led to a five-fold increase in breast cancer before age 50.[5] This is a particularly powerful study for two reasons. First, scientists often have to rely on people's best guesses about what they were exposed to earlier in life. In this case, however, scientists had access to blood samples taken during adolescence which allowed for actual measurements of DDT exposure. Second, since DDT was banned in 1972, new exposures to the chemical were limited after that time. This is rare, since often exposures persist throughout the lifetime, making it difficult to determine the ages when the exposures affected later health.
Research on childhood and adolescent exposures to radiation illustrate a similar effect. Women in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who were under 20 when the United States dropped the atomic bombs had higher rates of breast cancer than older women.[6],[7] Similarly, young women exposed to massive amounts of radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident are experiencing higher rates of breast cancer.[8] It is too early to assess the effects on women who were girls or teens at the time of the accident.
Girls who received repeated X-rays for scoliosis and adolescent and very young women who received radiation treatment for Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma experienced higher rates of breast cancer than women who were older at the time of their X-rays or radiation treatment.[9],[10],[11],[12] Their rates were also elevated relative to their peers who did not receive medical radiation.
The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls
Steingraber S (2007). The Falling Age of Puberty in US Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know. San Francisco, CA: Breast Cancer Fund.
Aksglaede L, Juul A, Leffers H, Skakkebaek NE, Andersson AM (2006). The sensitivity of the child to sex steroids: possible impact of exogenous estrogens. Human Reproduction Update 12:341-349.
Steingraber S (2007). The Falling Age of Puberty in US Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know. San Francisco, CA: Breast Cancer Fund.
Aksglaede L, Juul A, Leffers H, Skakkebaek NE, Andersson AM (2006). The sensitivity of the child to sex steroids: possible impact of exogenous estrogens. Human Reproduction Update 12:341-349.
Cohn BA, Wolff MA, Cirillo PM, Sholtz RI (2007). DDT and breast cancer in young women: New data on the significance of age at exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives (Accessed pre-publication on 7/30/07) http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10260/abstract.html.
Land CE (1995). Studies of cancer and radiation dose among A-bomb survivors: The example of breast cancer. Journal of the American Medical Association 274:402-407.
Land CD (1997). Radiation and breast cancer risk. Progress in Clinical Biological Research 396:115124.
Pukkala E, Kesminiene A, Poliakov S, Ryzhov A, Drozdovitch V, Kovgan L, Kyyronen P, Malakhova IV, Gulak L, Cardis E. (2006). Breast cancer in Belarus and Ukraine after the Chernobyl accident. International Journal of Cancer 651-658.
Schellong G (1998). Pediatric Hodgkin’s disease: Treatment in the late 1990s. Annals of Oncology 9 (Suppl 5): S115-S119.
Clemons MM, Loijens L, and Goss P (2000). Breast cancer risk following irradiation for Hodgkin’s disease. Cancer Treatment Reviews 26: 291-300.
Tward JD, Wendland MMM, Shrieve DC, Szabo A, Gafffney DK (2006). The risk of secondary malignancies over 30 years after the treatment of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Cancer 107: 108-115.
Howe GR, McLaughlin J (1996). Breast cancer mortality between 1950 and 1987 after exposure to fractionated moderate-dose-rate ionizing radiation in the Canadian fluoroscopy cohort study and a comparison with breast cancer mortality in the atomic bomb survivors study. Radiation Research 145: 694-707.
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Sunscreen
I am carrying MelanSol again. It is a 100% natural sunscreen using mineral pigments and potent antiodants to prevent sunburn. I used it in Cuba last year and the 20 SPF worked just fine. You do have to really rub it in, but after that you are "all good". I like it because there are no identified hormone disruptors or other chemicals hiding in the cream.
I have been shipping accross Canada call me at the shop if you are interested 705-876-3333
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Here is what the Environmental Working Group has to say about the sunscreen issues.
The best sunscreen is a hat and a shirt. No chemicals to absorb through the skin, no questions about whether they work. But when you can’t get away from exposing your skin to the sun, use EWG’s top-rated sunscreens to provide broad-spectrum (UVA and UVB-sunburn) protection with fewer hazardous chemicals that penetrate the skin. Sunscreen and sunblock makers are awaiting FDA approval for a wider selection of UVA-blocking chemicals. In the meantime, all top-rated products contain either zinc or titanium minerals to help cut UVA exposures for sunscreen users.
Choose from among our top-rated sunscreens for broad spectrum protection with fewer hazardous ingredients. And follow our sun safety tips to protect your skin for a lifetime.
Top Sunscreens
Our top-rated sunscreens all contain the minerals zinc or titanium. They are the right choice for people who are looking for the best UVA protection without any sunscreen chemical considered to be a potential hormone disruptor. None of the products contain oxybenzone or vitamin A and none are sprayed or powdered.
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Non-Mineral Options
None of these non-mineral sunscreens earn our top rating. But here are some choices for people who prefer to avoid nano-scale minerals (zinc and titanium) or who object to the feel or smell of mineral sunscreens. The trade-off? All non-mineral products contain at least one sunscreen chemical considered to be a potential hormone disruptor, and many offer only moderate or weak UVA protection.
Wigs in the summer
I just helped a customer figure out how to beat the heat this summer. She will be wearing a wig this summer as she travels through her treatment. We set her up with a lovely set of human hair bangs and a funky Delux style linen cap. The bangs are the same colour as her wig and can be clipped or sewn onto ther hat. Great idea and a lovely look, she can still go out and feel confident and stay a wee bit cooler.
International Dragon Boat Festival Paddles Up in Peterborough, Ontario
What a great success! Peterborough hosted the International Dragon Boat Festival.
We were there, rain and shine. It was amazing meeting paddlers from all over the world and across Canada.
An enormous "thank you" to the steering committe and the many volunteers for hosting such a well organized and tons of fun event.
It was amazing!
Thank you to all the paddlers and friends who came and visited us in the Market Place. Even in the rain we were completing bra fittings in our tented change room.
Bridget
My Left Breast
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