For the average man, voluminous breasts are a turn-on. That men
drool over breasts is an open secret; and in these days of half-nude
dressing styles that tend to favour the baring of the bosom, things
can only get as far as people want, and it's getting worse by the day.
Some women, too, knowing the wonders that largish breasts can do to
men, go all out to put them ondisplay. No wonder that men even
lament that they are being sexually frustrated by these unguarded
exposures.
But beyond the social implications of possessing killer breasts, there
are serious health issues:
“To make matters worse, the more these chemicals are stored in
the breast tissue, the more likely they are to be transferred into a
woman’s breast milk and passed along to her newborn children.”
The health issues, according to a report by Punch's Fatai Ibrahim,
should be of concern to any woman who has ample mammary glands.
Without meaning to raise the alarm, experts are warning that there
are some breast sizes that you can’t possess and simply carry on as
if the whole world could wait.
Cancer risk
Of course, every woman has the responsibility of caring for her
breasts, especially after hitting the magical age 40. But much more,
those who have sizeable breasts — medically referred to as
macromastia — must do more. This is because researchers warn that
women with hefty breasts are at an increased risk of advanced breast
cancer.
A research presented at the International Seminars in Surgical
Oncology note that “It is hypothesised that women with large breasts
are more likely to have node positive disease mainly attributable to
their breast size.”
The researchers, led by Chaminda Sellahewa of the Department of
Surgery, Russells Hall Hospital in the United Kingdom, say a study of
120 women for primary breast cancers in a large Teaching Hospital
within a one-year period reveals that “big breasted women (those
patients with mastectomy weight greater than 800g) had a
significantly greater tumour size than those with smaller breasts.”
The scientists lament that women with large breasts have more
advanced stage of disease at presentation, noting that “the larger
breasts of obese women may make it difficult to detect early disease
by palpation (medical examination by touching).”
They also suggest that “women with large breasts may develop lymph
node metastasis at a smaller size of primary breast cancer than those
with smaller breast because of altered host responses.”
In simple terms, physicians say, what this translates into is that
cancer can start from the lymph nodes and spread to other parts of
the body — including the breasts.
Type 2 diabetes risk
In a study entitled ‘Breast size and risk of Type-2 diabetes mellitus’
published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers
assessed the prospective risk of developing Type-2 diabetes
according to bra cup size among a sample of over 92,000 women
participating in the Nurses’ Health Study II.
The average age of the women at the start of the study was 38 years.
During the 10-year follow up, a total of 1,844 women developed
Type-2 diabetes.
After taking into consideration numerous established risk factors such
as physical activity, smoking, diet, family history of diabetes, body
mass index and waist circumference, among others, it was shown that
in a graded fashion, the bigger the bra cup size, the greater the risk of
developing diabetes.
Exposure to pollution
The online portal, medicaldaily.com, reports that when a woman has
large breasts, she’s at a greater risk of pollution exposure.
It warns, “Bigger breasts also put women at a greater exposure for
pollutants because the body stores toxic chemicals in fatty tissue.
Therefore, the bigger the cup size, the greater concentration of fatty
tissue to store chemicals like mercury and Polychlorinated biphenyls”
— an oily, odourless and tasteless industrial chemical used in
pesticides and paint.
Worse still, scientists warn that PCBs have been shown to both
inhibit and mimic estradiol — the predominant sex hormone present in
females; and research has revealed that the imitation of the estrogen
compound supports the development of estrogen-dependent breast
cancer cells, uterine and cervical cancer cells.
Poisoned breast milk
It’s not the large-breasted woman alone that suffers the
consequences of chemical deposit; if she’s a nursing mother, her baby
will be affected.
To drive home this point, a writer, Florence Williams, in her book
entitled, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, bemoans, “What
happens in our environment is reflected in our breasts. Breast-feeding
is a very efficient way to transfer our society’s industrial flotsam to
the next generation. Our breasts soak up pollution. Breasts carry the
burden of the mistakes we have made.”
In general, the experts express concern that many man-made toxins
“will remain in our bodies and in our children’s bodies for long
enough, such that today’s baby girls will transmit the toxins to their
own children.”
Back pain
Physicians say all women will complain of backaches at some point in
their lives. However, for those with big breasts, it is tantamount to
hulking a heavy backpack all over the place. At least that’s the
testimony of heavily endowed Nollywood actress, Cossy Orjiakor, in an
interview with this newspaper.
Experts agree with this confession, saying those who have
disproportionately large breasts often experience chronic or long-
lasting pain that affects their quality of life. The suspected culprit
here is the use of ill-fitting bra.
“Ill-fitting bras do not support breasts properly, leading to shoulder
grooves, which in turn leads to neck pain, which can bring on
headaches and migraines. It’s a vicious cycle of painful health
problems,” online portal, Medline Plus, says.
Skin irritation
Dermatologists say a woman with large, pendulous breasts can
experience yeast infection, skin rashes and skin irritation under the
breasts because the area is almost always wet. The situation is worse
during a warm, humid weather, experts say.
In conclusion, if you have large breasts, keep in constant touch with
your doctor, who will teach you how to care for your assets.
drool over breasts is an open secret; and in these days of half-nude
dressing styles that tend to favour the baring of the bosom, things
can only get as far as people want, and it's getting worse by the day.
Some women, too, knowing the wonders that largish breasts can do to
men, go all out to put them ondisplay. No wonder that men even
lament that they are being sexually frustrated by these unguarded
exposures.
But beyond the social implications of possessing killer breasts, there
are serious health issues:
“To make matters worse, the more these chemicals are stored in
the breast tissue, the more likely they are to be transferred into a
woman’s breast milk and passed along to her newborn children.”
The health issues, according to a report by Punch's Fatai Ibrahim,
should be of concern to any woman who has ample mammary glands.
Without meaning to raise the alarm, experts are warning that there
are some breast sizes that you can’t possess and simply carry on as
if the whole world could wait.
Cancer risk
Of course, every woman has the responsibility of caring for her
breasts, especially after hitting the magical age 40. But much more,
those who have sizeable breasts — medically referred to as
macromastia — must do more. This is because researchers warn that
women with hefty breasts are at an increased risk of advanced breast
cancer.
A research presented at the International Seminars in Surgical
Oncology note that “It is hypothesised that women with large breasts
are more likely to have node positive disease mainly attributable to
their breast size.”
The researchers, led by Chaminda Sellahewa of the Department of
Surgery, Russells Hall Hospital in the United Kingdom, say a study of
120 women for primary breast cancers in a large Teaching Hospital
within a one-year period reveals that “big breasted women (those
patients with mastectomy weight greater than 800g) had a
significantly greater tumour size than those with smaller breasts.”
The scientists lament that women with large breasts have more
advanced stage of disease at presentation, noting that “the larger
breasts of obese women may make it difficult to detect early disease
by palpation (medical examination by touching).”
They also suggest that “women with large breasts may develop lymph
node metastasis at a smaller size of primary breast cancer than those
with smaller breast because of altered host responses.”
In simple terms, physicians say, what this translates into is that
cancer can start from the lymph nodes and spread to other parts of
the body — including the breasts.
Type 2 diabetes risk
In a study entitled ‘Breast size and risk of Type-2 diabetes mellitus’
published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers
assessed the prospective risk of developing Type-2 diabetes
according to bra cup size among a sample of over 92,000 women
participating in the Nurses’ Health Study II.
The average age of the women at the start of the study was 38 years.
During the 10-year follow up, a total of 1,844 women developed
Type-2 diabetes.
After taking into consideration numerous established risk factors such
as physical activity, smoking, diet, family history of diabetes, body
mass index and waist circumference, among others, it was shown that
in a graded fashion, the bigger the bra cup size, the greater the risk of
developing diabetes.
Exposure to pollution
The online portal, medicaldaily.com, reports that when a woman has
large breasts, she’s at a greater risk of pollution exposure.
It warns, “Bigger breasts also put women at a greater exposure for
pollutants because the body stores toxic chemicals in fatty tissue.
Therefore, the bigger the cup size, the greater concentration of fatty
tissue to store chemicals like mercury and Polychlorinated biphenyls”
— an oily, odourless and tasteless industrial chemical used in
pesticides and paint.
Worse still, scientists warn that PCBs have been shown to both
inhibit and mimic estradiol — the predominant sex hormone present in
females; and research has revealed that the imitation of the estrogen
compound supports the development of estrogen-dependent breast
cancer cells, uterine and cervical cancer cells.
Poisoned breast milk
It’s not the large-breasted woman alone that suffers the
consequences of chemical deposit; if she’s a nursing mother, her baby
will be affected.
To drive home this point, a writer, Florence Williams, in her book
entitled, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, bemoans, “What
happens in our environment is reflected in our breasts. Breast-feeding
is a very efficient way to transfer our society’s industrial flotsam to
the next generation. Our breasts soak up pollution. Breasts carry the
burden of the mistakes we have made.”
In general, the experts express concern that many man-made toxins
“will remain in our bodies and in our children’s bodies for long
enough, such that today’s baby girls will transmit the toxins to their
own children.”
Back pain
Physicians say all women will complain of backaches at some point in
their lives. However, for those with big breasts, it is tantamount to
hulking a heavy backpack all over the place. At least that’s the
testimony of heavily endowed Nollywood actress, Cossy Orjiakor, in an
interview with this newspaper.
Experts agree with this confession, saying those who have
disproportionately large breasts often experience chronic or long-
lasting pain that affects their quality of life. The suspected culprit
here is the use of ill-fitting bra.
“Ill-fitting bras do not support breasts properly, leading to shoulder
grooves, which in turn leads to neck pain, which can bring on
headaches and migraines. It’s a vicious cycle of painful health
problems,” online portal, Medline Plus, says.
Skin irritation
Dermatologists say a woman with large, pendulous breasts can
experience yeast infection, skin rashes and skin irritation under the
breasts because the area is almost always wet. The situation is worse
during a warm, humid weather, experts say.
In conclusion, if you have large breasts, keep in constant touch with
your doctor, who will teach you how to care for your assets.
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