Morning Sickness to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Women who suffer through morning sickness during their pregnancies actually may be fortunate because they may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, according to new research. A study has found that mothers-to-be who have morning sickness are 30 per cent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who do not. Dr Jo Freudenheim from the University at Buffalo in New York reported the finding this week in Boston, at the annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research.
Freudenheim and her colleagues interviewed 1001 women with recently diagnosed breast cancer, ages 35 to 79, and 1917 “control” subjects matched to the case patients by age, race and county of residence.
Jaworowicz’s research, which was presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research’s annual meeting in Boston, Mass., found no association of other pregnancy-related medical conditions — pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or weight gain — and breast-cancer risk. Read more!
