U.S. researchers say there is a history of migraine risk of breast cancer in women who were less than those without migraine headache about 30% may be related to these women about the body’s hormone levels
This study was funded by the United States Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Professor Christopher Lee-led. The study for the first time the prevalence of migraine headaches and breast cancer link.
The researchers studied the Seattle area 3412 has been post-menopausal women, including 1938 who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and the remaining 1474 who do not have a history of breast cancer. These women are all answered questions about whether they have a history of migraine problems.
Lee said: “We found that, in general, there is a history of migraine in women than in women without this history of breast cancer risk by 30%.”
Although the researchers did not find hang migraine causes of breast cancer women’s not easy, but noted that these women are the body’s hormone levels may be key factors. Because under normal circumstances, breast cancer induced by female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone and so on. Women suffering from migraine headaches generally low levels of hormones.
The findings, published in the latest issue of “Cancer Epidemiology. Biomarkers and Prevention” magazine.
According to the American Cancer Society statistics, each year about 465,000 women died from breast cancer.
