Dressed To Kill:
The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras
Bra-freedom
is busting out all over! Women
everywhere are discovering that wearing bras can make their breasts droopy and
stretched out, but also cause cysts, pain, and cancer.
For
some women, enough said. The bra goes. It was always so uncomfortable, it was
the first thing they took off after work anyway. More women are becoming
bra-free in the name of comfort and health.
For
other women, no way! The bra stays no matter what. And the cancer detection and
treatment industry loves
these women. They want women to wear bras. With one million bras sold each day in the US alone, that’s a lot
of women binding and constricting the health out of their breasts in the name
of fashion.
Nothing
new there.
Corsets
bound women for centuries, to the point of disease and death. Constriction
is not a good thing for circulation. Nevertheless, this fashion of body shaping
went on for centuries, despite its toll on women’s health.
Bras
are really breast corsets. They shape the breasts, and this requires harmful
pressure and compression of the delicate breast tissue.
Harmful
fashions are not new. In fact, foot binding in China deformed feet to the
point that toes would rot away. It was considered erotic to unwrap a bound
foot, clean it, and re-wrap it. This lasted for a thousand years, despite its
toll on women. It seems that harmful fashions are not ended simply because they
are harmful. It’s not necessarily that the fashion designers of the time have
it against women, it’s just that the health impacts of such fashions are never
considered.
The Campaign of Misinformation
Almost
twenty years ago, my partner Soma Grismaijer and I announced the results of our 1991-93 Bra and Breast
Cancer study in our book, Dressed To Kill.
Bras,
we discovered, are the leading cause of breast cancer. Like corsets, they
constrict and interfere with circulation. Lymph fluid cannot easily drain from
a bra-constricted breast. This stagnant lymph fluid cannot be adequately
flushed away, concentrating waste products and toxins in the slowly toxifying
breasts. Backed-up fluid results in cysts and pain. Ultimately, this can
lead to cancer.
Essentially,
a bra-free woman has about the same incidence of breast cancer as a man. The
tighter and longer a bra is worn, the higher the incidence of breast cancer.
24/7 bra wearers have over 100 times
the incidence as a bra-free woman. These findings have been recently confirmed
by studies in China and Venezuela. A 1991 Harvard
study also found a significant bra/cancer link.
However,
to the cancer detection and treatment industry, this is called “nonsense”. To
the industry that makes billions of dollars each year giving mammograms,
mastectomies, radiation and chemotherapies, and then protheses and bras so
these women can look “normal”, the concept of bras contributing to breast cancer
is “absurd”.
In
fact, the American Cancer Society’s spokesman, Dan Gansler, stated for the New York Times, “Because the
idea of bras’ causing breast cancer is so scientifically implausible, it seems
unlikely that researchers will ever spend their time and resources to test it
in a real epidemiological study,” he told the Times for a Q&A piece.
The
article explains that:
“He
(Gansler) and colleagues compared National Cancer Institute data on breast
cancer risk for women treated for melanoma who had several underarm lymph nodes
removed and those who did not. The surgery, which is known to block lymph
drainage from breast tissue, did not detectably increase breast cancer rates,
the study found, meaning that it is extremely unlikely that wearing a bra,
which affects lymph flow minimally if at all, would do so.”
When
I saw this, I did some research.
The
“study” is really a letter in the Breast Journal, run by the American Cancer
Society: Axillary Lymphatic Disruption does not Increase Risk of Breast
Carcinoma, in The Breast Journal, Volume
15, Issue 4, pages 438–439, July/August 2009. As a letter,
the information was not peer reviewed. Not all the data was shown. It was an editorial, not a scientific report.
Interestingly,
their report did show a significant increase in skin cancers resulting from
lymph node removal! This supports the hypothesis, which they wanted to
disprove, that lymphatic blockage could cause cancer. (BTW, this has been known
to be the case since the 1930′s)
Instead
of admitting an increase in cancers, they focused only on the breast cancer
results. It found that there was not a significant increase in breast cancers.
However, it mentions that there was not enough data for this conclusion to be
statistically valid. In other words, there
was not enough data to tell the impact on breast cancer.
Of
course, their “study” was designed to disprove the bra/cancer connection.
Gansler did what no scientist should do. He had a bias and went out to prove a
point, results be damned. The increased skin cancer results did not
support his plan, so he ignored the data. The breast cancer data was too small
a sample to make a conclusion, but they made one anyway.
Not
surprisingly, it was the same conclusion that they started out with!
Unfortunately,
this “information” is supported from the American Cancer Society, the
pre-eminent cancer information source. They should not be able to lie and get
away with it. However, the media is paid to report what they are told by the
ACS, not to question it. The media spreads this misinformation because it
is paid to. The payers are the cancer detection and treatment industry, as well
as the lingerie industry, which also funds breast cancer research.
The
last thing the lingerie industry wants is a class action lawsuit. Their goal is
to make sure there is no further research into the bra/cancer link. Without a
long list of studies, the issue can be called a “myth” and no lawsuits can
succeed – they hope.
Aiding
their suppression of the issue is the cancer industry, which is not interested
in rocking a boat that now nets them billions
each year detecting and treating this disease.
Pink
champagne anyone? Let’s celebrate raising more money for research into cancer
cell lines, genetics, new treatment drugs, new radiation procedures, new
diagnostic tests… anything but the link between breast cancer and bras.
A
Health.com article is at the forefront of keeping the
bra/cancer link ignored and suppressed. Quoted by national news networks and
used as an October 2013 breast cancer informercial, this article not only calls
the bra/cancer link a myth but also says breast cancer is not preventable.
Called 25
Breast Cancer Myths Busted, this malignant article claims:
Myth: Breast cancer is preventable.
Reality: Alas, no. Although it is
possible to identify risk factors (such as family history and inherited gene
mutations) and make lifestyle changes that can lower your risk (reducing or
eliminating alcohol consumption, losing weight, getting regular exercise and
screenings, and quitting smoking), roughly 70% of women diagnosed with breast
cancer have no identifiable risk factors, meaning that the disease occurs
largely by chance and according to as-yet-unexplained factors.
Okay,
even if you don’t get the bra/cancer link, it’s easy to see the bias in this
statement. If these factors are as-yet-unexplained, then how do you know it
will not make prevention possible once
these factors are discovered?
As
for the 70% of cases that are “unexplained”, the reason for this is because
they are ignoring the bra. They have looked at every lifestyle factor they
could think of, but have deliberately ignored the bra, which already has a
scientifically proven history of causing breast problems.
But
this reasoning has no impact on the cancer industry and its pink campaign. They
don’t want to know the factors that cause this disease if it cannot be sold in
patented pill or bottle form.
Consensus?
Widely debunked as unscientific? No reason or evidence is provided. So I put
together a few things for the interested reader. The rest is up to you.
Studies that Support the Bra/Cancer Link:
1.
1991
Harvard study (CC Hsieh, D Trichopoulos (1991). Breast size, handedness and
breast cancer risk. European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology
27(2):131-135.). This study found that, “Premenopausal women who do not
wear bras had half the risk of breast cancer compared with bra users…”
2.
1991-93
U.S. Bra and Breast Cancer Study by Singer and Grismaijer, published in Dressed To Kill: The Link Between
Breast Cancer and Bras (Avery/Penguin Putnam, 1995; ISCD Press, 2005).
Found that bra-free women have about the same incidence of breast cancer as
men. 24/7 bra wearing increases incidence over 100 times that of a bra-free
woman.
3.
Singer
and Grismaijer did a follow-up study in Fiji, published in Get It
Off! (ISCD Press, 2000). Found 24 case histories of breast cancer in a
culture where half the women are bra-free. The women getting breast cancer were
all wearing bras. Given women with the same genetics and diet and living in the
same village, the ones getting breast disease were the ones wearing bras for
work purposes.
4.
A
2009 Chinese study (Zhang AQ, Xia JH, Wang Q, Li WP, Xu J, Chen ZY, Yang JM
(2009). [Risk factors of breast cancer in women in Guangdong and the
countermeasures]. In Chinese. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2009
Jul;29(7):1451-3.) found that NOT sleeping in a bra was protective against
breast cancer, lowering the risk 60%.
5.
2011
a study was published, in Spanish, confirming that bras are causing breast
disease and cancer. http://www.portalesmedicos.com/publicaciones/articles/3691/1/Patologias-mamarias-generadas-por-el-uso-sostenido-y-seleccion-incorrecta-del-brassier-en-pacientes-que-acuden-a-la-consulta-de-mastologia- It
found that underwired and push-up bras are the most harmful, but any bra that
leaves red marks or indentations may cause disease.
Studies
that Refute the Bra/Cancer
Link:
None
Physicians Who Support the
Bra/Cancer Link:
Michael Schachter MD, FACAM
- Director of the Schachter Center
for Complementary Medicine, graduate of Columbia College of Physicians
& Surgeons.
Over 85 percent of the lymph fluid flowing from the breast drains to
the armpit lymph nodes. Most of the rest drains to the nodes along the breast
bone. Bras and other external tight clothing can impede flow.
The nature of the bra, the tightness, and the length of time worn,
will all influence the degree of blockage of lymphatic drainage. Thus, wearing
a bra might contribute to the development of breast cancer as a result of
cutting off lymphatic drainage, so that toxic chemicals are trapped in the
breast.
Dr. Joseph Mercola
-
Osteopathic physician, board-certified in family medicine, served as the
chairman of the family medicine department at St. Alexius Medical Center for 5
years, trained in both traditional and natural medicine, founder of Mercola.com
1
- http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/19/Can-Wearing-Your-Bra-Cause-Cancer.aspx
Many
physicians and researchers now agree that wearing a tight fitting bra can cut
off lymph drainage, which can contribute to the development of breast cancer,[1] as your body will be less able to excrete all the
toxins you’re exposed to on a daily basis. Aluminum from antiperspirants, for
example, is one potentially dangerous source of toxins that can accumulate if
your lymph drainage is impaired.
Avoid
wearing underwire bras. There is a good deal of data that
metal underwire bras can heighten your breast cancer risk.
Dr. Mandy Ward
-
Naturopathic Doctor, contributing writer for www.keep-a-breast-org
According to Dr. Mandy, who is our naturopathic expert, 85% of the lymphatic fluid must drain its waste around the
armpit area, while 15% drains along the breast bone.
Where does your bra usually wrap around your body? The bra seems to obstruct
the very place that needs to be unobstructed! Studies have shown that the tightness of a bra can cut off the lymphatic system from
draining properly. This means that your bra
could be obstructing your body’s natural flow which can also increase your
risks for cancer.
Dr. Cheryl Kasdorf
-
Naturopathic Physician, founder of drcherylkasdorf.com
Tight
bras, poor food choices, and lack of exercise can hamper
lymphatic removal of fluids from the breast. That can result in breast
tenderness and is a risk factor for breast disease including cancer.
Dr. Elizabeth R. Vaughan MD
-
a 4th generation physician, she is Board Certified by the American Board of
Clinical Metal Toxicology, the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and the
American Board of Internal Medicine, founder of vaughanintegrative.com
Wearing
a bra puts pressure on and around the breasts and restricts lymphatic flow.
Consider this: lightly resting one finger on your arm will create about 5mm of
mercury pressure in that location, which is enough to stop lymphatic flow. The
restriction of lymphatic flow that tight bra straps have around the breasts,
shoulders and back is much more significant…. take off that bra! At the
very least, wear it less than 12 hours a day. Ideally, though, avoid wearing it
whenever possible. Visit BraFree.org for
tips on how to easily and discreetly make the transition.
Dr. Jennifer Shine Dyer
- a
pediatric endocrinologist and behavioral researcher with a Masters of Public
Health in health behavior studies, and creator of the award-winning
EndoGoal Diabetes Rewards App.
“tight
bras can reduce the lymphatic flow to the breasts thus creating an environment
with more ‘cellular waste and toxins’ that should have been cleared by the
lymphatic system.”
Professor Marek Zadrozny
-
head of the Clinic of Breast Diseases and Oncology surgery at the Polish Mother
Memorial Hospital Research Institute, collaboration with Polish lingerie
manufacturer Corin and Lodz at University of
Technology on a thermographic study of interactions between the surface of
a bra and a woman’s body.
Wearing
a bra that is too tight can cause pressure, which may lead to dangerous health
problems, like lymphatic drainage disorders, edema and or swollen lymph nodes
- served
as Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Christiana Care Health Services from 1986
through 2006, subsequently served as the Medical Director for the Center of
Integrative Health at The Preventive Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute.
Women
who wear bras don’t have normal movement in their breast tissue. As a result,
their lymphatics slow, and toxins stay in the tissue.
I
could go on, but you get the point. Breast cancer prevention is up to each
woman. Don’t wait for the people who profit from cancer to tell you the answer.
About the
author:
Sydney
Ross Singer is a medical anthropologist, the author of several
ground-breaking and controversial health books, and the director of the
Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, located in Hawaii. He is
internationally recognized for his revolutionary and shocking research linking
breast cancer with the wearing of tight bras, which he describes in his
book, Dressed To Kill: The Link Between
Breast Cancer and Bras.
Sydney
was trained in biochemistry, anthropology and medicine. He received a
B.S. in biology from the University of Utah in 1979. He then spent two years in
the biochemistry Ph.D. program at Duke University, followed by another two
years at Duke in the anthropology Ph.D. program, receiving a Master’s Degree.
He then attended the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston,
Texas on a full academic scholarship, where he spent one year in the medical
humanities Ph.D. program, and received an additional two years training in
medical school. He left medical school to help develop a new field of applied
medical anthropology.
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