DISEASE AND SURGERY – THE BRA/BREAST CANCER CONNECTION 2
There’s a good chance that the lump was benign. Grismai-jer was pregnant when the lump was found, and hormonal changes during pregnancy are known to cause lumps.
After interviewing more than 4,000 women with and without breast cancer, the authors concluded that wearing a bra for more than 12 hours a day significantly increases the risk for breast cancer.
Unfortunately, this “finding” was unwarranted. Their study was conducted in a haphazard manner—without adherence to fundamental principles of scientific research. For example, no effort was made to ensure that the women in the two groups were similar in age, family history, medical history and other known risk factors for breast cancer.
The study was of such poor quality that it would have been disqualified from being published in a reputable medical journal. I’m afraid that’s why it was packaged as a paperback book and directed at consumers instead of doctors.
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