Migraines & Breast cancer, link to one another
Have you ever heard that migraines can reduce the breast cancer risk ? It is the first time for me. How about you ??
According to the recent study which is a follow-up to research published in 2008, Women who suffer from migraine headaches have a significantly lower risk of getting breast cancer than those who don't suffer the headaches.Yes, The lead author of both studies and a breast cancer epidemiologist and associate member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Public Health Sciences Division in Seattle , Christopher Li, MD, PhD said that "It does appear that migraines may protect women from breast cancer, and that it's equally protective for both younger and older women". After surveys and research had done, it shown about 26% reduction of breast cancer risk when the women experience migraines.
It's not known why having migraine headaches appears to lower breast cancer risk but it might due to the hormone level and other factors as well. Scott Maul, MD, a medical oncologist in Milwaukee who also reviewed the study for WebMD says the potential link between migraines and reduced breast cancer risk does make sense. Higher lifetime exposure to estrogen is a known risk factor for breast cancer, he notes, and some migraines seem to be associated with a drop in estrogen. "But not all migraines are due to hormone fluctuations" -WebMD
For more info, you can visit this webisite :- http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/news/20090709/migraines-linked-lower-breast-cancer-risk
-JihanDiyana-
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