Link between migraines and reduced breast cancer risk confirmed in follow-up study

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/fhcr-lbm070209.php

Public release date: 9-Jul-2009
Contact: Dean Forbes
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Link between migraines and reduced breast cancer risk confirmed in follow-up study

SEATTLE – The relationship between migraine headaches in women and a significant reduction in breast cancer risk has been confirmed in a follow-on study to landmark research published last year and conducted by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The new study found a 26 percent reduced risk of breast cancer among both premenopausal and postmenopausal women with a clinical diagnosis of migraines.

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