Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy Could Mean Lower Risk of Breast Cancer
June 24, 2007 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Women who suffered morning sickness during pregnancy may actually be fortunate because this could mean 30% lower risk of breast cancer later in life compared to those who had nausea-free pregnancies.
[I had a nausea-free pregnancy you know!]
Such were the findings of University of Buffalo epidemiologists, recently presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research’s annual meeting in Boston.
According to David Jaworowicz, Jr., first author on the study and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Social Preventive Medicine in UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions:
“Although the exact mechanism responsible for causing nausea and vomiting during pregnancy has yet to …read more




