Cancer prone
Women suffering from severe morning sickness (nausea) may run an increased risk of breast cancer. A study conducted by Leslie Bernstein and her colleagues at the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, USA, seems to support this theory. The researchers studied the medical records of nearly 450 women who developed breast cancer before age 40. Women treated for severe nausea during pregnancy were found twice as likely to suffer from breast cancer five years later, as compared to those who did not have morning sickness ( British Journal of Cancer , Vol 76, No 1).
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