Experts Warn Women Against Putting Money In Bra, Can Cause Bosom Cancer

Dr Kike Adesina, the Technical Adviser to Life Empowers Anchors Hope (Leah) Foundation, has warned women against placing money inside brassiere, saying it could cause Bosom  cancer.
Adesina gave the warning on Thursday in Ilorin at Al-Hikma University, Ilorin, as the Foundation embarked on cancer awareness campaign across secondary and tertiary educational institution in the state.
The gynaecologist said women should stop the practice of saving money in their brassiere because the money had passed through numerous dirty hands, saying it was dangerous.

According to her, the mere chance that they are created females with Bosom  has already predisposed them to having Bosom  cancer.
He, therefore, urged women not to create problems for themselves as placing money around the Bosom  or any other part of the body was dangerous. Adesina, who said that Nigeria still faced high burden of Bosom  and cervical cancer cases in women, listed the risk factors of Bosom  cancer to include age, race, gene or family history and menstrual and reproductive history.

She said that the common types of cancer in the country included Bosom , cervix, ovary, corolectal and uterus. She noted that

Earlier, Mrs Bukola Akinleye, the Director, Special Project of Leah, told students of Queen Elizabeth Secondary School in Ilorin to always embark on self examination for any abnormal changes in their Bosom . Akinleye advised them to report any abnormality such as distended nipple, change of colour, fluid discharge and boils or lumps in the Bosom .

She warned the girls against early sexual activity, saying it predisposed them to cervical cancer. She explained that it was men that carried the Human Papilloma virus that causes cancer of the cervix.
it was reported that the programme featured aerobics, self Bosom  examination tutorials and questions and answers session for the students.