Blueberries do contain trace amounts of paraben, as do carrots and a few other vegetables. The thing is, there's just not enough information about plant based paraben/s as opposed to synthetic parabens in so many cosmetics and personal care products which could be potential carcinogens. And the thing is, cancer isn't "just" cancer because cancer is so varied. Unfortunately, upon diagnosis, many people wind up in a crash course of biology, physiology, and oncology of a specific kind of cancer and find out that "cancer" isn't "simply" cancer and it's all very complicated because what may work for one person's treatment may not work for another person, even though there are similar parameters regarding their diagnosis.
That said, there are phytoestrogens in soy, so that is another thing I try to avoid. There is so much conflicting information that I just try to do the best I can with what information I can get hold of to decide from there if I want to try to avoid plant based substances which might possibly be toxic for me, such as Japanese honeysuckle and soy based anything. If I encounter information in my reading and research that I think might be useful to someone else, I'll toss it out for others who may also have a preference or need to avoid stuff like that.
Going off on an explanatory thing that's cancer related here. If some sources are to be believed, soy/phytoestrogens can help prevent some cancers, breast cancer included. BUT (Yeah, you knew that was coming, didn't you?) , but, but...here's the thing.
It's not just that breast cancer exists. There are different kinds. There's estrogen positive, which means the receptors in the cancer cells are "fed" by estrogen. There is progesterone positive, which means the receptors in the cancer cells are "fed" by progesterone. There is the kind that is E+/P+ and that means it's fed by both estrogen and progesterone. There is also HER2+ which means it's a cell growth related cancer and that those particular kinds of cells "overgrow/don't shed" and those "growth" chemicals don't shut off, for lack of a better way to put it. HER2+ is not "fed" or affected by estrogen or progesterone production in the human body. Then there is the HER2-, which is cancer not fed by estrogen, progesterone, or the HER2 growth protein in cells. There is Triple Negative breast cancer, which is not caused by estrogen, progesterone, or idiotic overly aggressive cell growth of the HER2 kind. (There are also other kinds like androgen fed, I just don't have time to go into those others right now because I have to go to the school to volunteer.)
On top of that, there are the factors of is it the lobular or ductal, the grades and the stages, and then the decisions need to be made about what needs to be done to remove said cancer.
Doctors don't really know why something works for one patient and not necessarily another. They don't know what causes cancer. I can hand over my oncology records to ten different doctors and be told ten different things about my health. Some would say parabens aren't a big deal. Some would say avoid synthetic ones. Some would say avoid natural ones. Some would say it doesn't matter. Why? Because they don't know. I prefer to err on the side of caution and avoid what I can when I can.
That said, there are phytoestrogens in soy, so that is another thing I try to avoid. There is so much conflicting information that I just try to do the best I can with what information I can get hold of to decide from there if I want to try to avoid plant based substances which might possibly be toxic for me, such as Japanese honeysuckle and soy based anything. If I encounter information in my reading and research that I think might be useful to someone else, I'll toss it out for others who may also have a preference or need to avoid stuff like that.
Going off on an explanatory thing that's cancer related here. If some sources are to be believed, soy/phytoestrogens can help prevent some cancers, breast cancer included. BUT (Yeah, you knew that was coming, didn't you?) , but, but...here's the thing.
It's not just that breast cancer exists. There are different kinds. There's estrogen positive, which means the receptors in the cancer cells are "fed" by estrogen. There is progesterone positive, which means the receptors in the cancer cells are "fed" by progesterone. There is the kind that is E+/P+ and that means it's fed by both estrogen and progesterone. There is also HER2+ which means it's a cell growth related cancer and that those particular kinds of cells "overgrow/don't shed" and those "growth" chemicals don't shut off, for lack of a better way to put it. HER2+ is not "fed" or affected by estrogen or progesterone production in the human body. Then there is the HER2-, which is cancer not fed by estrogen, progesterone, or the HER2 growth protein in cells. There is Triple Negative breast cancer, which is not caused by estrogen, progesterone, or idiotic overly aggressive cell growth of the HER2 kind. (There are also other kinds like androgen fed, I just don't have time to go into those others right now because I have to go to the school to volunteer.)
On top of that, there are the factors of is it the lobular or ductal, the grades and the stages, and then the decisions need to be made about what needs to be done to remove said cancer.
Doctors don't really know why something works for one patient and not necessarily another. They don't know what causes cancer. I can hand over my oncology records to ten different doctors and be told ten different things about my health. Some would say parabens aren't a big deal. Some would say avoid synthetic ones. Some would say avoid natural ones. Some would say it doesn't matter. Why? Because they don't know. I prefer to err on the side of caution and avoid what I can when I can.
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