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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?
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No medical : Evidence to suggest that wearing a certain type of bra will cause breast cancer.
Answered 8/9/2013
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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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