ion of women. Three-quarters of cases occur in the period after menopause, which usually begins at age 50.

Researchers at the University Medical Centre in Utrecht (Netherlands) believe that there is a link between breast cancer and predisposition to use his left hand, perhaps on both features are still in the womb, the uteass, affect some hormones .

"left-handedness is associated with breast cancer, most specifically with premenopausal breast cancer," - said Kuno Uitervaal, Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology University of Utrecht.

He and his colleagues examined 12.000 middle-aged women born between 1932 and 1941, which passed the mandatory medical examination, in particular, the chest x-ray for early detection of cancer. Scientists have determined which hand they prefer to work and to track their medical history to see which of them mentioned the development of breast cancer.

Source: mignews.com

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