> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1094297.cms
> Goa the cancer capital of India, PTI[ SUNDAY, MAY 01, 2005 12:15:04 PM ] > PANAJI: Late marriage and delayed child-bearing for women and substantial > intake of red meat and alcohol have led to giving Goa with the highest number > of cancer patients per lakh in the country, according to a doctor. > > "Goa is like mini-America in terms of lifestyle. Risk factors for breast > cancer include late marriage, diet and late child-bearing, all of which are > results of a westernised lifestyle. > ...and literacy level is also high, it leads to women delaying marriage and > hence child-bearing. "More than 40 percent of females in the age group of > 40-45 > in Goa are unmarried," says Salkar, thus making them vulnerable to breast > cancer. > "During the entire menstrual cycle, there is constant barrage of estrogen > hormone on the breast tissue. I am not a doctor but if this study in credible, then it would follow that unmarried women (who do not have children) have a greater incidence of breat cancer. Is that true? I have never read of the connection between marriage and cancer. Perhaps this is pioneering research? Or ...? Regards, George
