Link Between Bras and Breast Cancer Is a Myth
The Internet is known for creating viral rumors, and the one
linking women who wear bras all the time (up to 24 hours) with higher incidents of breast cancer
surely had the cancer awareness community on edge. The idea is
(according to the rumor) that bras block the breasts from eliminating
toxins. But the American Cancer Society disputes the claim and is stepping in to quell the rumors. Dr. Ten Gansler of the American Cancer Society tells the New York Times that the claim does not correspond with scientific understanding of how breast cancer progresses and that there is no scientifically credible evidence to support it.
According to a new report published in the "Hormones and Cancer" Journal, African American women are 30-90% more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than White women.
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