An interesting article about the effect of bras as a cuase of breast cancer.

http://www.healingcancernaturally.co...mph-nodes.html

One paragraph from the article:

But the most startling statistic was that three out of four women who wore their daytime bras to sleep contracted breast cancer. So did one out [of] seven women strapped into a bra more than 12 hours a day. Bra-free women have just a one in 168 chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer, says Singer. The same as bra-free men.

ugh.. who would wear their bra to bed?

I don't know any women that even want to. It is enough you have to wear the booby trap all day..

The article makes sense but if it was that large a study, why not a more scientific paper?

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This is all well-and-good but where's the study comparing men's risk of testicular cancer based upon their underwear type? If I can extrapolate, based on the bra-study, I'd say men should avoid wearing Speedo-underpants.

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do you have the same type of lymph nodes that would be affected?

you can't really extrapolate anyway... do you ever see this part of the male anatomy displayed on the cover of swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated? Do you see 50 different styles of speedo underwear designed to push and pull that part of the anatomy to create different illusions to feed the imagination of the opposite sex?

can't really extrapolate..

from the article
the problem with this is that the women that wear the most binding bra would be the women least likely to do this. and it has nothing to do with your age (and condition of breasts). I am a double D (no, I am not doubleD on HSI ).. and there is no way that I could go without a bra in public. well, I could if I didn't have to walk. But there is no way to walk without a bra without "jiggle".. something that is quite noticeable ... something that you DON'T WANT to be that noticeable.

so.. this is not realistic, unless you are small breasted.

and, sports bras.. my goodness, the name of the game is "bind the boobs". If you don't and you run or jump.. you are in PAIN. so, this guy definitely hasn't "bounced" far enough in a woman's shoes at the gym, or he wouldn't say "sports bras are out". yeah, right.

Apparently in countries where women do NOT wear bras to restrict their breasts and natural movement there is NO breast cancer.

That makes sense to me, so now I only wear a bra when it is absolutely essential, and I take it off the minute I get indoors if I have had to wear one when I go out.

Its the fashion industry and our personal vanity that dictates so many things that do us harm...natural is best I guess......just food for thought!!

How bras are linked to breast cancer

I think there is a link between bras, especially underwire bras, and breast cancer. Especially since some researchers are finding a link between exposure to electromagnetic radiation and breast cancer.

Electromagnetic/radiowave/microwave radiation - exposure to 'dirty electricity' - things like power lines, radio signals, cell phone towers, wifi antennas - has been linked to breast cancer.

So you figure if a woman is wearing a piece of metal wire under her breasts all day (or while she is sleeping) and is exposed to one of these sources of electromagnetic radiation, breast cancer results.

So yes, definitely a link between bras and breast cancer.

http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/?p=329

Although this paper only deals with powerline EMFs, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from radiofrequency and microwave emissions are also now being implicated in breast cancer.

Besides some epidemiological studies, such as one showing a significant increase in breast cancer for female radio operators, there is evidence that breast cancer tumors absorb significantly more EMR than other cancers, or healthy tissue. To quote from one study, conducted at Duke University, North Carolina, USA, in 1993.
“In general, at all frequencies tested [50 to 900 MHz], both conductivity and relative permittivity were greater in malignant tissue than in normal tissue of the same type. For tissues of the same type, the differences in electrical properties from normal to malignant were least for kidney (about 6% and 4% average differences over the frequency range in permittivity and conductivity, respectively), and these differences were the greatest for mammary gland (about 233% and 577% average differences in permittivity and conductivity, respectively) “(27)

The ability of breast cancer tumors to absorb significantly more EMR than normal tissue should be of concern when compared to an official joint statement, made in the Information sheet, Safety of Mobile Phones and Towers - The Answers (Nov.1995) by the Australian Radiation Laboratory, Spectrum Management Agency, Austel and the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, (under the heading, Is Cancer an issue?)

“There is yet insufficient scientific knowledge of many aspects of health effects of radio waves. One common question is: Do radio waves from mobile phones increase the risks of cancer? The answer is that there is no experimental evidence that radio waves directly cause cancer. Laboratory studies on animals suggest that where cancer exists, radio waves may accelerate its growth.”

For this reason, acting under the Precautionaly Principal as mentioned prevously, one should also consider radiofrequency and microwave exposures as a possible risk factor to be avoided.”