Antimicrobial ingredient from soaps and toothpastes spurs breast cancer cell growth (Nature World News, 23 April 2014)

24 Apr 2014


An American study in Chemical Research in Toxicology has investigated the impact of Triclosan and octylphenol, used in soaps, toothpastes and other products, on human breast cancer cells in vitro and breast cancer tumours in mice.

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