Female migraine sufferers ‘at less risk of breast cancer’

FEMALE migraine sufferers are at a significantly lower risk of breast cancer, a study published yesterday has suggested.

Research has shown that women with a history of the severe, recurrent headaches have a 30% lower risk of breast cancer compared with women who do not suffer such attacks.

The study, conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, in Seattle, US, looked at the histories of more than 3,000 women from the region, nearly 2,000 of whom had a history of breast cancer.