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Migraines and breast cancer - The Boston Globe

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Q. Is there a link between migraines and breast cancer? A. There seems to be, and the good news, such as it is, is that women who get migraines actually seem to be at lower than normal risk of breast cancer. Nobody can quite explain why.

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Tags: Migraine, Headache, Vascular Headache, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Women's Health

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