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That Burning From Mouthwash? It’s Cancer [Mouthwash]

January 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Great news, kids! Australian researcher Michael McCullough says you should stop using alcoholic mouthwashes like Listerine and Scope because they could give you oral cancer. [Alcohol] increases the permeability of the mucosa to other carcinogens like nicotine,” explains Professor McCullough. “But also the first breakdown product of alcohol with enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase is acetaldehyde. And acetaldehyde is a known human carcinogen.” He says there is enough evidence to suggest dentis

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That Burning From Mouthwash? It’s Cancer [Mouthwash]

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