by Sara Gates | Feb 4, 2013
Today, February 4, is the globally-recognized World Cancer Day. The theme for this year’s day of recognition and awareness is dispelling cancer myths, and we here at the Maurer Foundation couldn’t agree more that education is a very important piece of the...
by Sara Gates | Dec 28, 2012
While there will always be breast cancer myths floating around the Internet, one of the most pervasive rumors says that using deodorant or antiperspirants causes breast cancer. Deodorants contain chemicals, and we apply these chemicals in very close proximity to the...
by April Zubko | Nov 9, 2012
One of the more unusual breast cancer myths gaining popularity these days is that nipple piercings increase the risk of the breast cancer. The short answer to this question is a resounding no, not at all. No studies exist linking nipple piercings and breast cancer....
by Sarah Brechon | Mar 14, 2012
Silicon breast models are used during our breast health seminars to help students learn what tumors feel like. So you understand how to reduce your risk factors for breast cancer; you regularly perform your BSE (breast self exam) and you attend your annual clinical...
by Sarah Brechon | Jan 24, 2012
As a breast health education organization that presents breast cancer prevention programs to the public, we often get asked by worried women whether wearing a bra can cause breast cancer. There have been a number of rumors about bras and breast cancer. In recent...
