Can a Bra Lead to Cancer?

Well it would seem, according Stages Of Lung Cancer to Singer and Grismaijer authors of 'Dressed to Kill' that the answer to this might very well be, probably. These two researchers conducted a study a few years ago into the bra-wearing habits of 4000 American women Can a Bra Bring about Cancer stages of cervical cancer ? , which produced some interesting results.

They studied two groups of women from 4 unique cities. The first group had been cancer free, the second either had Breast Cancer or had been survivors of it. They then looked into the bra wearing habits from the women, generally how many hours a day the women wore a bra, then cross referenced this with the cancer V no cancer numbers.

The results were as follows:-

• Did not wear a bra at all - inside the cancer group 0.24% - in the non-cancer group 5%
• Wore a Bra less than 12 hours a day - within the cancer group 1% - within the non-cancer group 19%
• Wore a Bra more than 12 hours a day, but not to bed - 81% from the cancer group - 73% with the non-cancer group
• Wore a Bra 24 hours a day - 18% from the cancer group - 3% from the non-cancer group.

Looking at these results it is actually hard not to see there is something going on right here, as in each case the non-cancer group fared better (less time in a bra, the less cancer). However, quite what that something is, may be the question?

It is suggested, that a bra constricts, squashes and damages the lymph nodes that are contained in and about the breast area. If damaged, these nodes which are an important component of your body's immune system and are responsible for draining away toxins from the body, can no longer work. Thus toxins do not get removed and there is a build up of this toxic fluid (inflammation) inside the area, which as we all know, is not a good thing. Tissue regularly exposed to this toxic fluid, can degenerate and could become cancer.

So sounds reasonable, and if you are one of the individuals whose bra does not quite fit right (and that's most of us), you will no doubt have seen the indents left by your bra when you remove it.

So who or what to believe?

The thing is, this research was not medical, was not published in a medical journal and has been criticized by the medical profession as the study did not aspect in such things as age, family history and medical history.

Myself I take no comfort within the fact the medical profession is very negative towards this research, that tends to be their default stance and there is no medical proof to the contra. Also, as someone who refused to have her own lymph nodes removed during cancer therapy (I am a firm believer in the power of a healthy lymphatic system), I am leaning towards this becoming a possibility.

Clearly, if we just look in the Over 12 hours V Under 12 hours figures, 19 times as many women got cancer if they wore a bra over 12 hours, which is HUGE!

So why not ditch the bra?

For me, as bra wearing is not a habit of mine generally, it really is easy to embrace this with a "why not" attitude stages of cervical cancer . However, I can see this is alot more difficult for some than others, particularly larger women. So, rather than dismiss the possibility outright Can a Bra Cause Cancer? , why not try changing to a no underwire ovarian cancer symptoms , well fitted version instead? Or perhaps cut down on the number of hours per day, by electing Read More to not wear a bra when at home?

Let's face it girls, what harm could it do?

Because who knows - maybe Can a Bra Trigger Cancer? stages what are the stages of cancer of pancreatic cancer , just maybe, Singer and Grismaijer are onto something.

Coach Lin
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