“Women who shave their underarms and apply antiperspirant increase their risk of breast cancer because of tiny injuries and skin irritations, making way for harmful chemical components to penetrate more quickly into the body.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Jul 2019.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2019. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 September 2021, 815 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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