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I wrote to Adrienne Olson, the pharmacist and bc patient who decided to test 16 brands of moisturizers for estrogens, asking her about specific brands. I received this reply:
Thank you for your interest in the estrogen project.
The poster can be seen at the SABCS 08 website, Poster 4087.
A reasonably accurate write up done at the poster presentation can be viewed at MedPage Today by
Charles Bankhead. Be sure to listen to the interview below the picture.
The poster information was only a screening test. We only tested down to a level of 0.05%, only tested for three
estrogens (no designer estrogens), and companies change their formulas frequently--Therefore
brand names may be misleading.
I am also an ER+ breast cancer survivor. At this time I have made the personal choice to moisturize
only with baby oil. It's a little greasy but I feel safer.
Our goal is for others in the scientific community and the FDA to repeat and expand upon
our screening data.
Thank you for your interest, and good luck to you.
Adrienne Olson PharmD
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