Ladies Burn Those Bras!!
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29823)
Momence, Illinois
December 23, 2015 6:20pm CST
A few years ago I had a Breast Cancer scare, thankfully it all turned out well, no cancer. I had asked my Cancer doctor if not wearing a bra would cause me to have Breast Cancer. He told me he had no knowledge one way or another. So I decided to see what I could find on the subject.
Apparently there has been no official study done by the American Cancer Society. Because of that the American Cancer Society discounts all studies done to try and answer this question. There has been 5 research studies and several healthcare providers, including some Doctors and oncologist who do think that tight bras and prolonged wearing of bras maximize lymphatic constriction. 20 years ago or so a married couple of Anthropologists did an independent study on just that question.
Their study was done on thousands of women in 5 cities across the United States. Their findings were that the longer a woman wore a bra on a daily basis the greater her risk was to develop breast cancer. In some cases up to 100 times greater was the risk for 24/7 bra wearers compared to women who never wore bras.
Still today the American Cancer Society discounts those findings.
My thoughts are why take a risk even if some organizations don't believe the findings. My oncologist did tell me not to hurt my breasts, that a hard blow to the breast could cause cancer. Well for me wearing a binding apparatus on my breasts is not normal and could be damaging my breasts. So I don't wear bras, on a daily basis. I only put one on for a formal occasion otherwise I do as the hippies did in the 60's and 70's. I don't wear them.
My final word on the subject...." Ladies Burn Those Bras."
Image from Google Images.
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22 responses
@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
24 Dec 15
I can only sleep without but i cannot stay the day without
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Dec 15
I can't tell you how freeing it is. I can't stand the feel of wearing a bra. I haven't worn a bra on a daily basis for at least 15 years.
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
24 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 having seen pictures of native women who do not wear bras in South America and Africa I would doubt that their muscles are stronger.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
25 Dec 15
@41CombedaleRoad This is what I have read, that bras make our muscles weaker, I really don't know if that's the case, but we all sag. It's the nature of the beast as it were.
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@GardenGerty (157652)
• United States
14 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 I know that is what they said about girdles and our abdominal muscles. Now they are back, called body shapers. Oh, and people are buying corsets or waist trainers. Yuck. I did those when I was skinny and they were uncomfortable even then.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
24 Dec 15
I don't wear one in the summer unless I go out but I think I would feel cold without one in the winter.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
24 Dec 15
@41CombedaleRoad I just hate feeling that restriction round me. I have quite a broad back and not too much in front so it's difficult getting a good fit.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Dec 15
I do the same, never wear one if I can at all help it.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 Dec 15
I haven't worn a bra, except twice a year (when my sister comes for a visit and takes me out to dinner) for several years. Of course, with as much weight as I've lost, I don't think they make a AAA bra @fishtiger58 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
28 Dec 15
@trivia79 I have considered something that's 'stretchy' (that'll just hold me in place).
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
25 Dec 15
I sometimes don't wear one even that much.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
28 Dec 15
I don't know how much merit a single study has on such a complex subject has. Having said that, I really wish I could get away with never having to wear one again. They're uncomfortable, and unnatural.
While I was still working full time, the first thing come off after I got home were the shoes. The second was the bra.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
28 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 My apologies for misunderstanding you. I'm glad that you didn't. have cancer. How scary. But tamoxifen—ICK. And I completely understand you wanted to minimize your risks. And again, I wish you all the best.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
29 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 Well, I'm glad to hear that. And I wish you continued good health.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
24 Dec 15
I wear mine only when I am in public.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Dec 15
I just wear a baggy shirt and no one knows
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
24 Dec 15
I wear bras throughout the day, but when I'm at home - I feel uncomfortable to wear a bra and do not.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
25 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 As far as I am concerned small is best, although I did not think that way when I was in my late teenage and realized I was never going to be a Marilyn Monro.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Dec 15
I love not wearing a bra. I haven't in 15 to 20 years. It's a modern invention that we think we need. We don't.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Dec 15
@41CombedaleRoad I agree with you wholeheartdly, that's all they are mammary glands. Why men are so fascinated with them I will never understand. I would like to take them off and hang them on a hook myself lol.
@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
30 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 I have often said that they were made by a man...lol. A woman would know how they feel and make one more comfortable.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Dec 15
@simone10 I think so too. Some guys need them let them wear them.
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@just4him (306853)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 I need to wear one.
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@just4him (306853)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 I wish I wasn't.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Dec 15
@just4him Nothing wrong with that many women do, I however am not well endowed so I can get away with no bra.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 Dec 15
I wear it even at home because I have 4 brothers, and a son; however, I do not sleep with it, and besides, my brassieres are not tight but just enough to give aeration within.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
25 Dec 15
I love not wearing a bra. I really think that's they way it's meant to be. A bra is a modern invention that was strictly made for the maker to make money.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Dec 15
@trivia79 Could be but my opinion is it makes no difference to the criminal mind.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
25 Dec 15
If a man is going to perform a criminal act against a woman, I really don't think wearing a bra or not wearing a bra is their first thought, or a thought they have at all.
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@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
28 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 Sure! It is not on their first thought. But it CAN be on their thought. There is a wide variety of perspectives regarding this issue. But to narrow it, it's just, possible 
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
24 Dec 15
Welp... I'm a big girl, and I am extremely uncomfortable if I'm not wearing a bra. I put mine on as soon as I wake up and don't take it off until I crawl into bed. I also do like tighter fitting bras to give me more support.
I tend not to spend too much time worrying about what might or might not give me cancer. Anything could cause cancer these days.. the food I eat, the pollution in the air, the fact that my mother smoked while pregnant with me... I could live as healthy as possible and still get cancer... or get hit by a bus! So might as well live the way I choose and at least have a happy life regardless of what ends up killing me.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
25 Dec 15
And that's the beauty of it. We can all make our choices whether we are informed or not. You are right, cancer is everywhere. I love my choice of not wearing a bra. But then I'm not a big girl.
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
24 Dec 15
I agree with your sentiments but I am amazed that there are so many non bra wearing women around! At least according to the response here.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Dec 15
They are hot and uncomfortable. It's a modern invention we were taught to believe we need. We really don't. Sagging is a natural deal, with or without the bra we sag as we age.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Dec 15
Yup a loose shirt is the thing to do. I don't wear tight shirts.
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@Traceyjayne (1763)
• United Kingdom
24 Dec 15
interesting post....and thought provoking too ....I do sometimes go braless but only at home.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
25 Dec 15
After many years wearing them I had finally had enough and stopped wearing them. It's really quite a freeing feeling. No pun intended lol.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Dec 15
I personally can't stand wearing a bra, I only wear one when I am going out.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Dec 15
I don't even wear one then. Just not a skin tight shirt. I only put one on for formal occasions.
