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Is Sleeping In A Bra Linked To Breast Cancer?

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Is Sleeping In A Bra Linked To Breast Cancer?

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Does sleeping in a bra cause cancer? Is opting for a little extra “support system” even at night, poor for your health? We know you’ve heard the most when it comes to sleeping in a bra: good and bad! Luckily for us, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is here to debunk all those crazy claims.

In 2017, about 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women. About 40,510 will die from the disease. While there are several factors that could put you at risk of developing the cancer which forms in the cells of the breasts, there is one theory in specific, that has people talking.

Since about the mid-90s, there have been claims that sleeping in a bra is clogging your lymphatic system. The belief was that because the…

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