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Hi, All, I found this article interesting in light of our recent breast
cancer discussion, and also the fact that scoliosis is so prevelant in
teenage girls. Actually I have a two year old son with Infantile
Ideopathic Scoliosis (among other medical and orthopedic treats) so I am
very concerned with all the radiation he has already been subjected to, not
to mention the years ahead.
NancyH
Nancy Holtzman RN BSN IBCLC
Great Beginnings New Mothers Groups
Near Boston MA
You Won't Find This Wonderbra At
Victoria's Secret
September 23, 1999
Researchers at a New York hospital have
developed a lead "wonderbra" to protect young
women from breast cancer risks associated with
x-rays.
The adjustable, form-fitted lead garment was
developed after recent studies revealed a 41
percent increase in cancer deaths among
females who were treated for adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis – or lateral curvature of the
spine – compared to the national average.
During the diagnosis and management of
scoliosis, these young women are subject to
numerous spinal radiographs without adequate
shielding of their breast tissues, according to a
report published in Pediatrics.
Researchers at the New York Hospital for Special
Surgery say while women are given breast
shields, those currently in use are large, loose
and tend to shift. In some cases they don’t
shield the breasts adequately and in others they
block the x-rays and the test has to be
repeated.
Tests of the "wonderbra" show that it protects
the radiosensitive breast tissue and that its
regular use may help decrease the
cancer-inducing effects of spinal radiographs in
adolescents.
It takes a properly trained technician to properly
apply the wonderbra, but once in place it allows
an x-ray of the important spinal elements while
protecting the breasts from radiation.
This is a practical, positive way to reduce breast
cancer risk.
Source: Pediatrics, September 1999
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