FfNDfNGS (reported from correlational study): "Women who wear a

BRAS AND BREAST CANCER lNClDENCE
FfNDfNGS (reported from correlational study): "Women who wear a bra 24
hours a day are 125 times as likely to develop [breast] cancer as women who don't wear ,,
one .... Womcn who wore bras for more than 12 hours (per day) but did not sleep in ····
them had 21 times the risk as women who wore bras for less than 12 hours" ("Bum
Your Bra After All?"_Townsend Letter for Doctors. and Patients_ [www.tldp.com] cited
in _Alternative Medicine_ magazine, Jul. 2000, p. 15).
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''Singer [found that] 'three out four.women who wore their daytime bra.S to sleep
contracted breast cancer.' So did one out of seven women strapped into a bra more than
12 hours a day." ("Can Wearing A Bra Kill You?" by William Thomas)
Based on the authors' findings, only 5 out of every 630 bra-free women will
develop breast cancer. Of the 5 bra-free women the authors found who developed breast
cancer, 1bree... were in their sixties, one was in her seventies, and one was in her thirties.
The older women ...had worn bras most of their lives ....The young woman had a history of
[chest] ... X rays" (Singer& Grismaijer, 1995, p. 119).
"80% of bra-wearers who experience lumps, cysts and tenderness will see those
symptoms vanish, within a month of getting rid of the bra...." (Thomas). "Getting rid of
the bra has resulted in ... recovery [from] cysts ..• breast pain and tenderness [in] 95%
of... cases ... breast disease is only a problem in bra wearing cultures .•. bra-free [women]
have the same breast cancer incidence as men"
. www.selfstudycenter.org/dressedtokill.htm
.. In 1997... Singer compared... .in Fiji. Half of the women wore bras and the other
half went without. The diet, environment and lifestyle of both groups were the .
. same .... those who wore bras had the same rate of breast cancer as American women.
Those who went bra-less experienced practically no breast cancer whatsoever." ("A Link
Between Bras and Breast Cancer"; www.drdavidwilliams.com/nc/womens health,asp
www .shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/women__pms _breast.htm)
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POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS
Even "minimal pressure on the body can cause lymph ves~ls to close..•. [resulting in]
buildup of lymph fluid .... [and] less effective...feeding and cleansing of the tissue.... tOxins .
accumuiate" (Singer & Grismaijer, 1995, pp. 49-50).
"Lymphatic vessels are blocked...keeping lymphocytes..•from .•.destroying
abnormal cells" ( 11 Bum Your Bra After All?")
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Wearing a bra at least 14 hours a day .. .increase[s] the hormone prolactin, which
decreases circulation in the breast" www.drdavidwilliams.com/nc/wornens health.asp
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POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS AND GUIDELrNES FOR WOMEN
The breast cancer incidence in women who wore bras for LESS THAN 12
HOURS A DAY was 1% (21 TIMES LOWER than that of women who wore bras
more than 12 hours). Thus, the critical factor may be going llRA-FREE FOR AS
MANY (A WAKE) HOURS A DAY AS POSSIBLE. "IF YOU MUST WEAR A
BRA ... Push-up and sports bras are out." (Thbmas). "[These] bras compress the
brcasts .. .. Avoid strapless bras .... tight around the annpits .... avoid buying ... too small a
size" (Singer & Grismaijcr, 1995, p. 161 ). "Avoid bras with un·dcnvircs or other breastshaping components ....lf you experience breast size fluctuations during your menstrual
cycle, select different size bras for different times of the cycle:' (Juergen Buche, ND, .
NHC, MI, PhyD; www.seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/toxicbra.htm) .
"Bras made with spandex fibers may contain.... toxins .... choose natural fibers like
cotton, linen" (Singer & Grismaijer, 1995, pp. 158-159). "Choose loose-fitting cotton
bras .... The higher the side-panels, the more severe the restriction .of major lymph nodes"
(Thomas).
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"Women who wear a bra (and synthetic underwear in general) continually wear a TOXIC
SKIN PATCH... .laundry detergents [contain many toxic chemicals] ....The water softeners
are ... aluminum-based Salts. Alwninum ...a likely contributor to breast cancer [and many
other diseases] ....change to a different, less toxic, laundry detergent [available at healthfood stores & natural-foods supennarlcets] or... wash with Borax.... Fabric softeners
contain numerous chemicals, many with serious side~ffects" (Buche;
www.seasilver.threadnetoom/Preventoriurn/toxicbra.htm)
LYMPHATIC MASSAGE
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Massage your breasts [when] you remove your bra [to] help the lymph system drain
toxins" (Buche; www.seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/toxicbra.htm)
"Massage can greatly enhance .. .lymph flow .. .. imitate this flow with your hands by ·
moving thein from the nipple outwards, mostly toward the annpit" (Singer & Grismaijer.
• 1995, p. 164). For more information on manual lymph drainage (MLD) massage, see
WWW .hps-online.com/breastcancer.htm
www.drdavidwilliams.com/c/womens_health_recs.asp
For more information on bras and breast cancer,
www.seasilver.threadnetcom/Preventorium/toxicbra.htm ·
www.all-natural.com/dressed.html
www.all-natural.com/bras.html
www.planetherbs.com/articles/breast cancer.htm
Singer, Sydney Ross, & Grismaijer, Soma (1995). Dressed to Kill: The Link
Between Breast Cancer arid Bras. ISCD Press~
www.selfstudycenter.org/dressedtokill.htm
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Singer, Sydney Ross, & Orismaijer, Soma (2001 ). Get It Offi ISCD Press.
www .selfstudycenter.org/getitoff.htm