What would you do to
reduce your risk of Breast Cancer?

         Would you change your clothes?

 "The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras"

                A two year study, completed in 1993 and published in 1995 asked questions of
                4,500 women in 5 cities across the U.S. about their habits in purchasing and
                wearing bras. The study also asked the individual's age, income level, exposure
                to radiation and toxins, attitude towards appearance, bra wearing history, habits
                and comfort factor, and whether they had been diagnosed with breast cancer. To
                minimize the number of genetic variables in the study, all women were
                Caucasians. To aid in the analysis, it was desired that about an equal number of
                women who had been previously diagnosed with breast cancer (2,056) be
                interviewed as those without (2,444).

                The purpose of the study was to try and determine whether bra wearing was in
                any way connected with the development of breast cancer. The notion that
                clothing may affect the inner workings of your body can be difficult to accept.
                Yet the researchers were looking at the possible interference of a basic system of
                the body by the garments worn. This body structure, which is often associated
                with the treatment of breast cancer, is the lymphatic system. You may have heard
                of someone who had lymph nodes removed as part of a mastectomy procedure.

                It may be hard to believe, but a cause for breast cancer has never been
                determined, despite all the research money that has been spent. There have been
                many studies that characterize women who are at higher risk for the disease, but
                these risk factors are not associated with a root cause. For example, it has been
                shown that affluent women are at higher risk for breast cancer than poor women.
                But affluence is not a cause, it is only a correlation or risk factor. The cause,
                however, may be associated with the culture and lifestyle of the affluent.

                The medical basis behind this theory is rooted in the function of the lymphatic
                system and its physical location within the body. The importance of the lymphatic
                system is that many of the toxins that accumulate around the individual cells are
                washed away by the lymph fluid. While as extensive and complex as the blood's
                circulatory system, instead of having a main pump for circulation (the heart), the
                lymphatic has a collection of pockets (lymph nodes) and relies on one-way
                valves (as in veins) and body motion (such as walking and breathing) to
                accomplish the circulation of lymph fluid.

                The link between the lymphatic system's role in washing toxins from cell tissue
                and the potential for cancer is simple. The many cancer causing toxins that are in
                our environment require time in contact with individual cells to begin the mutation
                into cancer cells. If the lymphatic fluid is prevented from circulating, the toxins
                remain in contact with the cells for longer periods of time.

                The effect of clothing on the proper operation of the lymphatic system is largely
                influenced by the fact that the lymph vessels are very delicate and close to the
                surface of the skin. They are easily constricted by elastic or tight fittinggarments.
                The bra, by its very design, constricts the lymph vessels responsible for removing
                toxins from the cells in the breast tissue.

                This is the basis of the theory presented by Sydney Ross Singer and Soma
                Grismaijer as published in their book, Dressed To Kill. 1 If the wearing of a bra
                affects the function of the lymphatic system, then a woman's attitude toward her
                appearance and her habits in bra wearing should coincide with the development
                and diagnosis of breast cancer.

                They write, "If a particular lifestyle predisposes women to breast cancer, we
                might be able to characterize women with breast cancer as a subculture--a
                smaller culture that exists within the larger culture. Since this particular lifestyle
                choice pertains to the wearing of bras, we would expect women with breast
                cancer and women without breast cancer to differ from each other in the way
                they wear their bras. And since lifestyles are related to attitudes and values, we
                would also expect that to accompany their different brawearing behavior, women
                in the breast cancer subculture would have different attitudes and values about
                their bras and breasts." 2

                They postulated that if a malfunction of the lymphatic system, caused by tight
                fitting bras, was responsible for the concentration of cancer causing toxins within
                the breasts, then a correlation would be found between the bra wearing habits of
                women and the incidence of breast cancer in these women. Their theory was
                reinforced by the fact that most benign lumps and cysts found in the breasts are
                largely composed of lymph fluid. They found reports that women diagnosed with
                these lumps could often have them completely disappear by ceasing to wear their
                bra for several weeks.

                So what did the study show? While there is not room to present all the results of
                their study, the relevant information is presented below. To the question, "Are
                you comfortable with the size and shape of your breasts without a bra?" 18% of
                the Standard (non-cancer) group responded yes, while only 5% of the Cancer
                group responded yes. "Do you select bras to shape or accentuate your breasts?"
                Standard group: 74% yes; Cancer group: 87% yes. "Other than price, what is
                the most important feature you look for when buying a bra?" Standard group:
                30% appearance; 51% comfort; Cancer group: 62% appearance; 25% comfort.
                3

                This first set of questions shows that the selection of bras to enhance appearance
                was more important to the group that had been diagnosed with breast cancer. A
                bra that enhances appearance must, by necessity, squeeze and pull the breast
                tissue into position. One would expect this shaping to be evidenced by
                discomfort or red indentations on the skin.
 

         "Does your bra ever make red marks on your skin or cause irritations?" Standard
                group: 23% always; Cancer group: 40% always. The red marks are a clear

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