are bras with an underwire bad for you?

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Haven't we all heard that underwires in bras are bad for you and could potentially cause cancer?
 
For years I tried to avoid underwires most of the time. But sometimes a girl needs her underwire! So I decided to do some digging and here is what I found:

I found this article from Scientific American that explains how this rumor got started. Back in 1995 a medical anthropologist team published a book that stated "women who wore tight-fitting bras all day every day had a much higher risk of developing breast cancer than those who went au naturel." The argument basically said that by limiting lymphatic drainage bras trapped toxins in the breast tissue which caused cancer. However since then many studies have been performed to see if there is any truth in this and there has never been sufficient evidence to back up the authors' claim. Additionally toxins typically travel up and out the armpits rather than staying in that general region.  

Many reputable sources agree that this myth was developed due to lack of knowledge of what causes the disease. We also know that diet is the most important factor in keeping cancer away.
 
Of course wearing all natural organic cotton bras is better for you anyway. So here are some friendly ones – cause let's face it wire bras are not very comfy…but so necessary sometimes!

Eco Body Wear

Rawganique

And for more information about breast cancer you can check out Dr. T. Colin Campbell's book The China Study or Mina Dobic's book My Beautiful Life . PCRM has a cancer survivor section on their website and I also recommended getting to a Kushi Institute if you have one near you!