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Across the globe, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news is that experts from Academia Sinica and the National Health Research Institutes have identified risk factors after a 20-year study. Women who are simultaneously exposed to the plasticizer DEHP, have a poor metabolic rate and an earlier age of menarche are seven times more likely to get the disease. Let’s find out more.

Forty-four-year-old actress Sharon Hsu recently revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone a mastectomy and reconstruction surgery. As there was no family history of the disease, at first she couldn’t understand and asked : “Why me?”, sparking discussion.

A team from Academia Sinica and the National Health Research Institutes have conducted a 20-year study confirming that when three factors are present simultaneously—high exposure to the plasticizer DEHP, poor metabolic rate and earlier age at the first menstrual cycle, a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer can be up to seven times higher.

Member of the public
Avoids plasticizers
I bring my own lunchbox and stuff, so I basically don’t come into contact with plasticizers much.

Member of the public
Informed consumer
When I buy products, I do research the ingredients, but I may not have considered things like high temperatures or breast cancer-related risks before. I will pay more attention to these things in the future.

Common products that may contain plasticizers include plastic household items such as plastic pipes, plastic bags, cling film and interlocking foam floor mats. There are also cosmetics, such as hairspray, perfume, nail polish, and lipstick, and plastic toys and dolls, all of which may contain plasticizers.

Lo Chia-lin
Taiwan Adventist Hospital
DEHP plasticizers migrate out relatively easily. When you are in prolonged contact with them, especially in close contact with your skin, such as some slippers that contain plasticizers, they will still enter the body through the skin, the largest organ in our body. Drinking more water can help you metabolize more effectively.

Doctors urge people to drink plenty of water to help metabolize plasticizers and reduce the burden on the kidneys. They also recommend regular screenings to prevent cancer from developing.

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