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Migraines Less Of A Pain For Women
For migraine suffering women around the globe a silver lining has been revealed in the form of a breast cancer study in Seattle. It seems that women who suffer regularly from migraine headaches have a much lower risk to breast cancer.
The study of 3,412 women carried out by the researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle, suggests that the risk is lowered by as much as 30%. Though they do also warn that further investigation is still required into the results.
The connection it seems is to the fluctuation of hormone levels, conditions stimulated by events such as being pregnant or using the pill.
"This gives us a new avenue to explore the biology behind risk reduction" reported Dr Christopher Li.
