Morning Sickness May Protect Against Breast Cancer
by Erinn
Women who have morning sickness will tell you it is horrible to experience queasiness and nausea all day and night for weeks or even months. There may be a silver lining though, women who have morning sickness may have a 30 percent less chance of developing breast cancer then the women who didn’t experience any morning sickness.
The study was conducted in women 35-79 from two Western New York counties between 1996 and 2001. The hormones that make a woman sick also may protect the woman against cancer cells.
Obviously more research is needed but it can be somewhat reassuring for a woman who is dealing with morning sickness at any point in their pregnancy.
breast cancer, morning sickness, moms, pregnancy
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June 28th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Well hows that to a bright side of morning sickness….wow never thought there would be one hehe great to know for me!
October 4th, 2007 at 7:27 am
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October 10th, 2007 at 8:14 am
[...] The minute I found out I was pregnant I got sick and that lasted until week fourteen. I never threw up but I was queasy 24 hours a day. If I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom I was queasy, watching TV, going to the park with the kids and eating are all activities I did while I was queasy. I was also incredibly tired. At least there may be some benefit to me in the future! [...]