Does sleeping in a bra cause cancer? Is opting for a little extra “support system” even at night, poor for your health? We know you’ve heard the most when it comes to sleeping in a bra: good and bad! Luckily for us, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is here to debunk all those crazy claims.
In 2017, about 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women. About 40,510 will die from the disease. While there are several factors that could put you at risk of developing the cancer which forms in the cells of the breasts, there is one theory in specific, that has people talking.
Since about the mid-90s, there have been claims that sleeping in a bra is clogging your lymphatic system. The belief was that because the lymph nodes located under the arm were blocked, they could no longer drain carcinogenic (cancer causing) toxins from the area.
In 1995 a husband and wife team released the book Dressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras. In it, they claimed to provide evidence supporting their theory that bras suppress the lymphatic system, causing toxins to accumulate in the tissues of the breasts. “The band constricts the blood flow and starves the constricted tissue, which eventually shrivels up and withers away,” the authors write. According to the pair, this could lead to a variety of health problems, like breast cancer.
The book was an instant hit. Only now, the ACS has come back around to reject such claims, stating that the book neither used proper scientific methodology or controls and neglected to account for factors that may increase one’s risk of cancer.
Here’s What the Experts Say
In a separate study conducted by the ACS, researchers looked at patients who had their underarm lymph nodes surgically removed, thus significantly impeding drainage. According to the findings, there was no heightened occurrence of breast cancer among the participants.
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Does sleeping in a bra cause cancer? Is opting for a little extra “support system” even at night, poor for your health? We know you’ve heard the most when it comes to sleeping in a bra: good and bad! Luckily for us, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is here to debunk all those crazy claims.
In 2017, about 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women. About 40,510 will die from the disease. While there are several factors that could put you at risk of developing the cancer which forms in the cells of the breasts, there is one theory in specific, that has people talking.
Since about the mid-90s, there have been claims that sleeping in a bra is clogging your lymphatic system. The belief was that because the lymph nodes located under the arm were blocked, they could no longer drain carcinogenic (cancer causing) toxins from the area.
In 1995 a husband and wife team released the book Dressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras. In it, they claimed to provide evidence supporting their theory that bras suppress the lymphatic system, causing toxins to accumulate in the tissues of the breasts. “The band constricts the blood flow and starves the constricted tissue, which eventually shrivels up and withers away,” the authors write. According to the pair, this could lead to a variety of health problems, like breast cancer.
The book was an instant hit. Only now, the ACS has come back around to reject such claims, stating that the book neither used proper scientific methodology or controls and neglected to account for factors that may increase one’s risk of cancer.
Here’s What the Experts Say
In a separate study conducted by the ACS, researchers looked at patients who had their underarm lymph nodes surgically removed, thus significantly impeding drainage. According to the findings, there was no heightened occurrence of breast cancer among the participants.
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