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

Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 08:49 in Health & Medicine

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 Centre. 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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