Can you get breast cancer from wearing a bra to sleep in

Can a women get breast cancer by wearing a bra to sleep??

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No. You can’t get breast cancer by wearing a bra to sleep. I’ve done it many times in my life and no, it doesn’t happen. Besides, if you do wear a bra to bed, it doesn’t help unsag your breasts, it just stays there. Bras are meant to be wor…

Is it true that if you wear a bra to sleep you get breast cancer??

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No, it’s nonsense; there are a number of urban myths concerning breast cancer and bras – .you can’t get breast cancer by wearing a badly-fitting bra either, or an underwired bra or any kind of bra at all. Breast cancer, like all other cance…

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Can a women get breast cancer by wearing a bra to sleep?

Q: I’ve heard this from before, a lot of people think that wearing a bra to sleep causes breast cancer. Other people say if a woman doesn’t wear a bra to sleep her breast will sag D:serious answers please!

A: No. You can’t get breast cancer by wearing a bra to sleep. I’ve done it many times in my life and no, it doesn’t happen. Besides, if you do wear a bra to bed, it doesn’t help unsag your breasts, it just stays there. Bras are meant to be worn when you’re sitting or standing, not sleeping. When you’re sleeping your laying down which doesn’t do anything to your breasts at all. They do have exersises which keep them up anyway.

Can you get breast cancer from wearing a bra to sleep?

Q: A friend told me that if you wear an underwire bra to bed a lot that it causes breast cancer…

A: No. There is no documented scientific evidence anywhere that suggests that wearing a bra to bed causes cancer. It’s a myth.American Cancer Society: Bras and Breast Cancer Email Rumorhttp://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_6_1x_Underwire_Bras.asp?sitearea=MED

wearing bra when you sleep causes breast cancer?

Q: is it true that you can have breast cancer if you wear your bra(undergarment) at night/when you sleep?

A: Boy, does this question come up a lot. No, wearing a bra or anything else to bed will not cause breast or any other kind of cancer. I didn’t sleep in hats and still got brain cancer.