# This Week's Cancer Scare: Toothpaste!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weeks-cancer-scare-toothpaste/300009
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [April 19, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weeks-cancer-scare-toothpaste/300009 "2005-04-19T05:30:27Z")
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### Author:  [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weeks-cancer-scare-toothpaste/300009/1 "2005-04-19T05:30:27Z")
[Well, it _might_, if the moon’s are aligned just right, and Og accept’s your sacrifice of a choked chicken at midnight.](http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/17956139?source=Evening%20Standard&ct=5)
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> Researchers have discovered that triclosan, a chemical in the products, can react with water to produce chloroform gas. If inhaled in large enough quantities, chloroform can cause depression, liver problems and, in some cases, cancer.
And no, the article doesn’t get much more specific than that. (Other than to blame chlorinated water.)
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### Author:  [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weeks-cancer-scare-toothpaste/300009/2 "2005-04-19T06:41:29Z")
Well I’m sure it’s a fascinating article. But at this point my main concern is what _does_ happen if you choke your chicken after midnight?
Well, somebody had to say it. Hey, look over there - a perfectly restored Tucker… :: D & R ::