Have I posted on this? I can't even remember. But let's just say that it's daunting to consider all the research to help keep a baby -- or us -- safe from all the potential cancer-causing stuff out there. Has anyone considered how stunning it is -- in the 21st century -- how many women are affected by cancers?
From cancer.gov:
The National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health, estimates that, based on current rates, 12.7 percent of women born today (often expressed as "1 in 8") will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives.
In the 1970s, the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States was just under 10 percent (often expressed as "1 in 10"). The estimated lifetime risk has generally been rising gradually since then.
And this research spurred my post...
Are baby bottles with bisphenol A unsafe?
JULIE DEARDORFF
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO -- Whole Foods now carries Born Free baby bottles, a brand advertised as "safer" because they are made with plastic free of bisphenol A.
And Medela, a company that makes breast-feeding accessories, will no longer use materials made with bisphenol A (BPA) in any of its breast-pump kits or components. But Philips Avent, a global electronics/ baby-care products company, has no plans to follow suit. Like most baby bottles on the market, including Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, Gerber and Playtex, Avent containers are made of shatterproof polycarbonate plastic manufactured using BPA.
Bisphenol A leaches from baby bottles with regular washings, even if the bottles are not heated. And in low doses, BPA has been shown to affect the reproductive system of rodents. Other studies have linked low doses of BPA to cancers, impaired immune function, early onset of puberty, obesity, diabetes and even hyperactivity.
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