Research indicates that the more severe your hot flashes, the less likely you are to develop breast cancer!

Any of these ring a bell: Throw the covers off, pull them on, throw the covers off, pull them back on; stand in front of the open freezer door; roll down the windows in a snow storm; stripping down to a t shirt while everyone else is wearing flannel. (if not you, someone you know???). Well buck up ladies (and partners), there’s good news about those pesky hot flashes.

In an article published on line in January 2011 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Dr. Christopher Li et al, conclude from their research that the severity of menopause symptoms have an inverse effect on women developing breast cancer. In other words, the more severe the hot flashes, the less likely the occurrence of breast cancer. 

To help spread the good news, at least for those who suffer from the rages of menopause, Steven Reinberg of HealthDay details the outcome of this study and interviews two leading researchers in the field of breast cancer oncology and epidemiology.

So the next time your face turns red, little beads of sweat form on your brow, you start stripping off layers – don’t fret – just say 'Hip Hip Hooray'.

Leslie Kollar has over 20 years of experience in the health care field in both the U.S. and Canada. She has worked professionally in medical offices and hospital administration, using her BA in Communications/Public Relations and MBA in Marketing. She has also seen the other side of the health care coin as a 15 year cancer survivor. As a survivor she is passionate that each and every person is and should be responsible for their own health - and with this passion she hopes to inspire, inform and educate through HealthWorldNet. Leslie can be reached at LK Communications [email protected]