All You Should Know About #NoBraDay

Annually, October 13 has been set aside as the ‘National No Bra Day. It is a day set aside for women to let off their bras at home in order to raise awareness for breast cancer.

However, year in year out, quite a lot of people confuse the essence of this #NoBraDay for something not-too-serious. Breast cancer is one of the commonest cancer among women. About 50,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer yearly while 12,000 every year in the UK. The good news however is that more than 80% of women with breast cancer are still alive five years after diagnosis.

Quite a number of women who have overcome breast cancer cannot do without their bra; this is because they need the bra to hold up their prosthesis after surgery. However, this National No Bra Day is geared towards helping promote breast cancer awareness, periodic check for women and also to help raise money for research that can wage more war against breast cancer.

Here’s what Nigerians are saying about the National No Bra Day with the hashtag #NoBraDay and #NationalNoBraDay on Twitter:

Didn't wear a bra to school today to support #NoBraDay
— kae (@arianaIatte) October 13, 2015

Free that breast. Keep cancer away. Twitpic, as we are witnesses #NoBraDay

— Ifyyy (@Cassdy18) October 13, 2015

13. For the successful fight against #breastcancer Mothers,please engage breast feeding babies more #BreastCancerAwareness #NoBraDay
— Babajide |OpenNASS (@BabajideFadoju) October 13, 2015

It's a noble cause but everything just seems sexual #NoBraDay
— dapo quadri007 (@007dq) October 13, 2015

If you ever had a friend, sister, mother, or grandma who died from breast cancer, u will never see #NoBraDay as an avenue to wank to nudes.— #YourFavOnlineDoctor (@DrOlufunmilayo) October 13, 2015

#Nobraday 😍😍😍😍😍😍 Amber. pic.twitter.com/3RfeTzZ8ut
— Street Solicitor™ (@harrygooner1) October 13, 2015

On this year's #NoBraDay, pls learn to check your breasts. It will be a huge shame if ALL you do is post a #NoBra selfie on social media.
— MAVERICK (@MarioMaverick23) October 13, 2015

Don't forget #Nobraday it a fight against breast cancer and not an opportunity to give in to nudity 😯 Nigerian girls be over doing evrytin
— @Mercy Moore (@Aisagbonhimercy) October 13, 2015

Another movement where it takes having to draw attention to the female body to raise awareness #toomanybreasts #NoBraDay
— Georgia Z Roberts (@smugmixedchick) October 13, 2015