Honestly, even if it did, it's not like I could let the girls hang free all the time.

Phew! I could not leave the house without a bra on.

Of course there aren't any studies published, because where are you going to find a group of women that compare on all factors (age, socioeconomic status, race, diet, etc) except that one (sizeable enough) group hasnt worn bras since puberty?

Not in this country . . .

Saying there have been no studies published doesn't mean there's no reason to worry, it just means its not practical for science to try to prove a link.

I hadn't heard this rumor before. I don't see how that would really make sense anyway. It would be awful if that were true, though. What would women wear?

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I find this odd. The women I knew who had breast cancer where somewhat small-chested, and wore a bra sometimes. One woman, in particular, was smaller than a A-cup, wore a bra occasionally, as she didn't need one, and her bra were always wireless. She developed breast cancer. This bra rumor really goes against what I've seen. JMHO.

I don't think this makes any sense at all.

I think that there would be a higher rate of breast cancer among women with larger breasts if that were the case.

I think it's improper to go into a professional setting with the girls just doing their own thing, especially with some of the silk and satin blouses that are worn around here... *shudders

Give me a break. Risk factors for breast cancer are diet, physical activity, exposure to hazardous materials, and genetics, in that order.

I would love it if it was culturally accepted to go around without a bra...

i wear bra 0-11 hours a day... only when i go out... i'm 34C-34D.

Gabi, you can and it is acceptable. just do what is good for you. being naked is not acceptable, everything else is.

Honestly, people still believe the myth that wearing a bra causes breast cancer? I thought that myth had been dispelled a long time ago.

My dermatoligist told me bras do cause lymphatic compression, but never said anything about linking it to breast cancer. Which I do get, they're just these "non-cancerous lumps". I get them around areas my bra touches. I never wear my bra too tight, apparently many women make that mistake. An aryuvedic doctor reccommended that I massage under my armpits, around and on my breasts, my arms and behind my legs to get things moving. However I do go to for breast exams every year just in case!!

WHO CAME UP WITH THIS? wow... what next? people are getting brain tumors from cell phones?

Actually, if you're wearing a bra that fits you properly, the underwire never even touches the breast tissue, so even if there WAS some kind of underwires-causing-cancer phenomenon, it shouldn't be relevant.

I used to work at a specialty lingerie boutique as a sizing specialist (I know a LOT about boobs fitting into bras, ladies!) and I had a woman come in completely irate that we didn't have more bras without underwire because she thought that it would give her cancer. I had to explain to her how the sizing works so that the underwire doesn't touch the breast tissue and when she vehemently denied this I told her that I could send the bras to our alterer and they could remove the underwire, but she was just pissy and left. Some people...

actually mod16, cell phones are kind of bad for you. Kind of like microwaves...radiation or something. Apparently research is still pending on the long term effects of pro-longed use of cells; brain tumors, cancer etc....Cell phone packaging or booklets explain something of this when you get a phone.

So no highly prestigious research business has been able to get a bra maker to fund studies that may show that bras are linked to breast disease and cancer? Yeah, sure, just like no asbestos manufacturer ever funded studies that showed asbestos to be linked to lung cancer, or tobacco company funded studies that showed a link between tobacco use and cancers.
Studies of human females cannot be controlled even to the degree that studies of animals can. It would be hard to hold a million female humans in cages from puberty onward for 40+ years, divided into groups with each group wearing bras of a particular design, tightness, etc. Tobacco can be tested on animals. Asbestos can,too. But no non-humans are constructed like human females in the area of the mammaries, nor do any conduct their lives like humans. Do cows get udder cancer? Not many wear a bra (such does exist, for cows that are produced with huge udders by selective breeding and hormone dosing).
The telling study results are that women who do not wear bras have a breast cancer frequency similar to that of men (less than 1%), few of whom wear a bra. This is not from any kind of controlled experimentation in a laboratory but is observed in real life, which makes it "anecdotal" no matter how many subjects are examined (mostly questioned). Anecdotal evidence is usually dismissed by scientists, especially those whose initial response is ridicule. Whatever happened to those doctors who took money from tobacconists to endorse cigarettes as healthful?