Information about breast cancer

Your risk of breast cancer and what you can do about it

Breast cancer instills fear, and fear feeds misunderstandings and uncertainties. Can you eat soy? Is a tight bra bad for your breasts? What about deodorant? What about stress? All kinds of stories are circulating on social media. What is fantasy and what is science? Pink Ribbon your compass.

Social media platforms are playing an increasingly important role as a source of health information, but that role is twofold: they can provide support and information, but they can also spread misconceptions that fuel stress and anxiety. Issues are misrepresented, causing many people to feel unjustified fear. The spread of myths and misinformation about breast cancer on social media has an impact on how people view the disease. It reinforces fear and uncertainty and fuels irrational beliefs. It becomes difficult to see the forest for the trees.

To familiarize yourself with all the risk factors for breast cancer and to alert you to common misconceptions, visit www.pink-ribbon.be for a comprehensive section on how to avoid breast cancer, which risk factors you can do something about, which you cannot do anything about, and others that do not hold water. If you feel alarmed after reading a particular story, take a moment to check out the information on https://www.pink-ribbon.be/thema/kun-je-borstkanker-vermijden.

If you cannot find the answer to your question, please send us an email at info@pink-ribbon.be. We are happy to help you.

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At the provincial government building in Antwerp, Deputy Mireille Colson received the title and trophy of Walking Champion 2025. This took place on the occasion of the new edition of The Pink Walk, a walking challenge organized by Pink Ribbon . "This title is a wonderful recognition for the thousands of Antwerp residents who came together to exercise for a healthy cause. As a province, we can be truly proud that so many people are committed to breast cancer prevention and awareness," said the province.
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10 questions about deodorant and breast cancer

Claims are circulating about a possible link between deodorant use and breast cancer. When you shave your armpit and then use deodorant, carcinogenic compounds from deodorant could penetrate into the lymph nodes of the armpit area through tiny shaving wounds, it sounds. Because deodorant can prevent sweating, toxins could accumulate and cause breast cancer. After all, the reasoning goes, it is mainly women who wax their armpits, and breast cancer occurs mainly in women, right? Moreover, most breast cancers are located in the upper part of the breast near the armpit area. Pink Ribbon analyzed the claims about deodorants in 10 Q&As.

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