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I had that too! For at least a year my right armpit always had a bad smell. I would scrub it like crazy in the shower and could never get rid of the smell. In March of 2018 I was diagnosed with breast cancer in the right breast, close to the armpit! I went thru chemo, surgery & radiation; the smell is gone!
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Similar situation. Last year, my left armpit had a bad smell. I washed very well but still when I got out of the shower, I still had the lingering smell. Well, in March 2018, I was dx w/left breast cancer. After chemo and mastectomy, I no longer have the smell in left armpit.
In early 2020, I began experiencing terrible underarm body odor, primarily in my right underarm. I mentioned to to my GP who suggested I switch deodorants. Still, it persisted.
I went in line and found a 2009 study in Japan by researchers who thought that strong underarm body odor, coupled with excessive ear wax, could be an indicator of very early breast cancer cells developing. Well, this certainly made me take notice, as in addition to the strong underarm body odor, I had noticed excessive wax in my ears.
So, in December 2020, at the height of the pandemic, I went in for a mammogram. This led me to have two biopsies in my right breast due to a papilloma and a radial scar. I then had surgery to have them removed. Shortly thereafter, the strong underarm body and the earwax disappeared!
Mammograms since have been clear. Well, the strong underarm body odor has once again reared its ugly head. So, I am scheduled for another mammogram in 10 days just to see. I am not taking any chances, especially since my sister had breast cancer!
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Support4me - thank you for sharing - wow, finally I'm not crazy! I spoke to my breast cancer support group today and no one had gone through this. I'll be speaking to my radiation oncologist tomorrow to ask about this as the smell is starting to creep back. The joke in my house is that I could be the canary in the coal mine due to my super snifter!