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Was told that wearing a cup bra to be and actually 24/7 can give you breast cancer, is this true?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

No medical : Evidence to suggest that wearing a certain type of bra will cause breast cancer.

Dr Hoepfner agreed

Answered 8/9/2013

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Dr. John Yim answered

No.: The only way this could influence your risk of breast cancer is if wearing it 24/7 prevents you from performing self breast exams.

Answered 9/28/2016

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