Expert Does Breast Cancer Result From Regularly Wearing Bras?

Can wearing a bra cause breast cancer??
Even if it does not sound logical, there are fears that women could get cancer if they regularly wear a brassiere. Is that true? And what causes breast cancer??

What influence does wearing a bra have??
In the 1960s, the feminist women's movement warned against brassieres. These served only to show the female breast and emptying the breast tissue. Later, the fear spread that wearing a bra regularly could cause cancer. Is that true? A few years ago, American scientists published in the journal "Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention" a study that concluded that wearing a bra has no effect on breast cancer risk.

Some women are worried that wearing a brassiere regularly could cause cancer. Is that true? (Image: vladimirfloyd / fotolia.com

Breast cancer more common in western countries
This opinion is also shared by Prof. Jens Blohmer, Head of the Clinic for Gynecology and the Breast Center at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, who stated in a message from the dpa news agency: "Pressure is not one of the possible causes of breast cancer." Women in Western countries Although wearing bras rather and breast cancer is more common there. "But that's not causally related," says the expert.

Socio-cultural changes as possible triggers
As with most other cancers, the underlying causes of breast cancer are unknown. There are different theories. One of them, apart from risk factors such as heredity, alcohol consumption or age, sees the so-called socio-cultural changes in the Western world as a possible trigger: "Women are less likely to have children and later, breastfeed shorter and eat high-energy food. That could be more than wearing a bra, "says Blohmer. (Ad)