[BruceQW]

AUSTRALIA'S top-selling mouthwashes can cause oral cancer and should be pulled from supermarket shelves immediately.
Leading independent experts have issued this strong warning after investigating latest scientific evidence linking alcohol-containing mouthwashes to the deadly disease.
Their review, published in the Dental Journal of Australia, concludes there is now ``sufficient evidence'' that "alcohol-containing mouthwashes contribute to the increased risk of development of oral cancer''.
The ethanol in mouthwash is thought to allow cancer-causing substances to permeate the lining of the mouth more easily and cause harm.
Acetaldehyde, a toxic by-product of alcohol that may accumulate in the oral cavity when swished around the mouth, is also believed to be carcinogenic.
Listerine, the nation's biggest-selling mouthwash and a brand endorsed by the Australian Dental Association (ADA), contains as much as 26 per cent alcohol.
Mouthwash is one of the fastest-growing grocery products in Australia, with the category now worth more than $75 million, according to latest Nielsen market research.
Lead review author ProfessorMichael McCullough has told The Sunday Telegraph alcohol-containing mouthwash should be reclassified as prescription-only and carry written health warnings.
Prof McCullough, chair of the ADA's therapeutics committee and associate professor of oral medicine at the University of Melbourne, is calling on the ADA to urgently re-assess its seal of approval on mouthwashes containing alcohol.
"We see people with oral cancer who have no other risk factors than the use of alcohol-containing mouthwash, so what we've done in this study is review all the evidence that's out there,'' he said.
"Since this article came out, further evidence has come out too. We believe there should be warnings.
"If it was a facial cream that had the effect of reducing acne but had a four- to five-fold increased risk of skin cancer, no one would be recommending it.''
Oral cancer is a gruelling and mutilating disease that afflicts more than 800 Australians each year and kills half of them within five years of being diagnosed.
Smoking and alcohol consumption are well-established risk factors, but alcohol-containing mouthwash use is more controversial.
Prof McCullough and co-author Dr Camile Farah, director of research at the University of Queensland's School of Dentistry, recommended mouthwash be restricted to ``short-term'' medical use or replaced by alcohol-free versions.
"(We) further feel it is inadvisable for oral health-care professionals to recommend the long-term use of alcohol-containing mouthwashes,'' they concluded.
The review reported evidence from an international study of 3210 people which found daily mouthwash use was a "significant risk factor'' for head and neck cancer, irrespective of whether users also drank alcohol or smoked.
But the effects of mouthwash were worst in smokers, who had a nine-fold increased risk of cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx.
Those who also drank alcohol had more than five times the risk - and even those who neither drank nor smoked still ran a four- to five-fold risk of contracting cancer.
A Brazilian study has also found regular mouthwash use is associated with oral cancer regardless of alcohol or tobacco consumption.
"Mouthwash products are in contact with the oral mucosa as much as alcoholic beverages, and may cause chemical aggression of the cells,'' researchers from the University of Sao Paulo said.
They said the role of ethanol in causing DNA damage needed to be explored further.
A review in the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology last year said it would be "prudent, precautionary public-health policy to generally refrain from using ethanol in (mouthwash) products'' because of "doubts about the safety of alcohol-containing oral products''.
Prof McCullough said the most popular mouthwashes contained higher concentrations of alcohol than drinks such as wine or beer.
"If you have a glass of wine, you tend to swallow it,'' he said.
"With mouthwash, you have a higher level of alcohol and spend longer swishing it around your mouth.
"The alcohol that is present in your mouth is turned into acetaldehyde.''
Regular alcohol consumption was a cancer risk, Prof McCullough said, but usually did not involve swishing it around the mouth.
Eating while drinking increased salivation, which lowered the risks, he said.
"The most significant difference (between alcohol and alcohol-containing mouthwash) is that one is for pleasure and the other is being recommended as a health product.''
Cancer Council NSW chief executive Andrew Penman said the review was "interesting'', but called for further research.
"I think it's quite a well-thought-out proposition, but it does warrant further investigation,'' he said.

Source: Daily Telegraph

[ddxbovMQ]

Good to know. Wasn't there a study a while ago that linked antiperspirant and deodorant to Alzheimer's?

[johnteriz]

Good to know. Wasn't there a study a while ago that linked antiperspirant and deodorant to Alzheimer's?

All kinds of studies with subjective conclusions. Best is to avoid all chemicals especially household types used for cleaning etc

[doksSirmAdods]

I don't use mouthwash. Some study will always be out linking some illness to some consumer product. Fact is we're all gonna die some day. If you're really worried about it buy natural products.

[beenBinybelia]

I usually ignore this kind of stuff, there's bound to be a doctor out there who reckons just about anything is going to give you cancer, will only be a matter of time before someone links cancer to water or something.

[tevyrefficy]

i dont like listerine. too strong for me. i use Crest mouth wash and its alcohol free

[Hmwmzian]

Good to know. Wasn't there a study a while ago that linked antiperspirant and deodorant to Alzheimer's?

Most brands are high in aluminum, which is well known to cause neurological problems with over exposure.

[Ztcgtqvb]

And for the O/P:

Read the ingredients on the back of the bottle, typically you will find that any compound ending in ENE, or INE very bad for you, wether you wash your mouth or your ass with it.

Like Propylene Glycol, a common chemical in mouthwash (it's an alcohol or in that family) but it is very toxic in high levels.

Okay I'm done ranting...I don't want anyone thinking I'm intelligent...It would ruin my reputation

[sportbos]

Most brands are high in aluminum, which is well known to cause neurological problems with over exposure.

I already have a neurological problem.... I hope it don't make it worse.

[amusaasyday]

And for the O/P:

Read the ingredients on the back of the bottle, typically you will find that any compound ending in ENE, or INE very bad for you, wether you wash your mouth or your ass with it.

Like Propylene Glycol, a common chemical in mouthwash (it's an alcohol or in that family) but it is very toxic in high levels.

Okay I'm done ranting...I don't want anyone thinking I'm intelligent...It would ruin my reputation

*Drinks his Phenylalanine*

[Cajlwdvx]

*Drinks his Phenylalanine*

That shit will kill you too


Oh and don't breathe....Air is bad for you

And the polar bears are dying too.....

*Puts aluminum helmet and awaits the end of days*

[mosypeSom]

That shit will kill you too


Oh and don't breathe....Air is bad for you

And the polar bears are dying too.....

*Puts aluminum helmet and awaits the end of days*

[cefunonge]

I already have a neurological problem.... I hope it don't make it worse.

They make deoderant without all the metals, and they work just as good


Burts Bees and Toms are amongst the better chemical free brands out there

[HsSp82U8]

They make deoderant without all the metals, and they work just as good


Burts Bees and Toms are amongst the better chemical free brands out there

Ive seen prices for those... Friggen expensive!

[pharmaclid]

Ive seen prices for those... Friggen expensive!

More costly than your health?

See now that's perspective

[masaredera]

More costly than your health?

See now that's perspective

Eh my health sucks in perspective lol
I've got Hydrocephalus
Weak bone structure
I'm overweight
I've a a small pe..... nevermind...

[allaboutauto.us]

Eh my health sucks in perspective lol
I've got Hydrocephalus
Weak bone structure
I'm overweight
I've a a small pe..... nevermind...

Don't they have an experimental surgery for Hydrocephalus?


Your pecker....Well it is what it is

[Kalobbis]

Don't they have an experimental surgery for Hydrocephalus?


Your pecker....Well it is what it is

I think that's just for people who develop it later on in life. I've had it since I was born and There was some malpractice which shifted some cerebral fluid causing a cyst. So I don't think I'll ever be without a shunt.

[RIjdrVs3]

Really? Odd.

[mrllxp]

Eh my health sucks in perspective lol
I've got Hydrocephalus
Weak bone structure
I'm overweight
I've a a small pe..... nevermind...

Explain the first one please.