Obesity Causes Breast Cancer? 15 Breast Cancer Rumours Debunked
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6. Myth: Wearing an underwire bra increases your breast cancer risk.
Fact: Neither the type of your bra nor the tightness of your underwear has any connection to breast cancer risk.
The claim that underwire bras compress the lymphatic system of the breast, causing toxins to accumulate and cause breast cancer is based on only one survey. Since then, major medical institutions, such as the National Cancer Institute and the ACS, have refuted the claim.
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