Is bra an essential (under) garment for women ? Not sure !
Some studies have indeed found a correlation between bra use, breast cancer, and fibrocystic breast disease, a common precursor of breast cancer. There are two main theories about why bras might lead to increased risk of breast cancer:- Bras keep the breasts at artificially high temperatures. Tight pants are known to increase the risk of testicular cancer and other health problems in men because they raise the temperature of the testicles a few degrees higher than normal. Some scientists believe that bras might cause a similar effect for women's breasts.
- Bras can restrict lymph flow in your breasts. Lymph glands play an important role in draining toxins away from the breasts, and some scientists believe that bras interfere with this function, raising toxin levels in breast tissues and contributing to an increased risk of developing fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer.
Both of these issues need to be studied in more depth before we will know for sure if bras play a role in breast cancer. However, do you need to take chances ? That's what bra-haters think and do. Do you opt to go bra-free ?
There's bra-free communities coming up. Try one ... www.antibra.com
And this too .... http://www.goingbraless.net/ And this too .... http://www.007b.com/why_wear_bras.php
