How many of you have heard that bra's can increase your risk for breast cancer? That is something that I have heard for years so I went on a fishing trip to find the answer. For myself, I had been told after breast cancer that I should not wear and underwire but that was more because of irritation after treatment than anything else and since it wasn't something I had ever used before, I wasn't about to start it after I completed treatment. The interesting part of this today is the fact I did find a recent study funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute that actually looked at the risk of breast cancer related to bras. This included a large group of women with two of the most common types of breast cancer and compared it to women that didn't have breast cancer. Many variables were included but suffice to say, Bras are not culpable in relationship to getting breast cancer and that it is safe to wear a bra. As always, I say consult your PCP or Oncologist or whoever is following you with your health concerns and in the interi
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AuthorMy name is Sue Kilburn and I am a clinical nurse breast cancer educator at the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Archives
March 2015
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