On the 15th of September, Channel 5 Live Studio featured the work of the most recent work of Dr Philippa Darbre. Philippa is the scientist behind the controversial 2004 article where parabens were found in breast cancer tissue. Well the article found a lot of opposition from the scientific community because the parabens were found in the controls indicating possible cross contamination. Philippa's explanation is that parabens are everywhere and also usually controls are not published in scientitic articles, meaning they are probably found in all controls unless you use high purity solvents. Because Philippa wants to prove her point and she is really concerned about the potential health issues behind the exposure to parabens, she has spent the last 5 years doing her own research at Reading university, with no sponsoring.. The first result is the pictures shown on Channel 5, where breast cancer cells were cultivated with and without parabens. The pictures speak by themselves (more cells with parabens) and they certainly point out to me we certainly need more research done on the safety of these ingredients. What do you think?
