Author Interviews, Breast Cancer, JCEM / 06.09.2014
Going Braless Doesn’t Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Lu Chen, MPH
Researcher in the Public Health Sciences Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology
University of Washington School of Public Health
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Chen: We found no evidence that wearing a bra is associated with breast cancer risk. Further, breast cancer risk was not impacted by bra wearing frequency, wearing a bra with an underwire, or starting to wear a bra at a young age.
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