Goopy Ear Wax And Unpleasant Body Odors Signal Breast Cancer Risk

Monday, June 1, 2009 - 10:14 in Health & Medicine

If having malodorous armpits (called osmidrosis) and goopy earwax isn't bad enough, a discovery by Japanese scientists may add a more serious problem for women facing these cosmetic calamities. That's because they've found that a gene responsible for breast cancer causes these physical symptoms. The report should arm physicians with another clue for detecting breast cancer risk.

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