The mouthwash issue has been talked about for about 15 years to my personal knowledge, and probably longer than that in reality. There used to be (a decade ago) some mouthwashes that had extremely high alcohol content. While it was never proven that they actually hurt anyone or caused any cancers, they were removed from the market.... primarily because too many kids and down on their luck people were DRINKING the stuff since it was easy to get and cheaper than the real McCoy from the liquor store. Published documentation of a direct cause and effect from this tale of mouthwashes, which never seems to die in spite of the facts, does not conclusively exist. It is still beat to death on web sites all over the place. But if it were causing cancers, it would be off the market in a heartbeat. The FDA and the private lawsuits would quickly see to that. Listerene

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.