WOMEN who suffer migraines had a 26 per cent lower risk of breast cancer than other women, according to a 2009 study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention.
Exactly why isn’t known but both migraine and breast cancer can be hormone-related.
Researchers, who looked at data from more than 9,000 women, suggest the sensitivity and cycle of hormones associated with migraine – particularly oestrogen – may somehow also reduce the risk of breast cancer for certain types of the disease.
‘And it does appear that it’s equally protective for both younger and older women,’ said study author, Christopher Li, a research professor and epidemiologist from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the U.S.
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