Did any of YOU get breast cancer from ironing your breasts?

[RhondaH]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/07/cameroon.breastironing.reut/index.html

Rhonda

[dogladybarks]

Hmmmm....I wasn't terribly flat, so I guess not! My God, I can't believe what some cultures do to their very young girls...it makes me hurt just thinking about it.

Sue

[Sheila]

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They flatten and sag in time anyway....I didn't need an iron!

[Jade]

When my remaining one (they don't call me the Unihooter for nuthin!) gets old and wrinkly, then's the time to iron it!

[DeborahNC]

I read this story on another forum. I suppose if I were a Cameroon mother who was desperately trying to protect my daughter from sexual predators I would do the same as my women peers. As does genital mutliation, this speaks volumes to the continued oppression of women worldwide.

[cathy34]

The thought just makes me want to cry for these little girls!

[Sherryg683]

DAMN!, I guess that's what I did wrong. All those years of ironing my breasts and keeping them nice and wrinkle free have finally caught up with me. Maybe it was the brand of spray starch I used on them. If I had known it would cause BC, I would have just let the wrinkly old things flop out. REally now...I can't believe anyone would even consider doing that to themselves or children...sherryg683