Women who had mumps had a 19% lower risk of ovarian cancer according to a study from researchers from Harvard Medical School.

This is more evidence that childhood illnesses may help to protect us from heart attack, stroke and certain cancers.

Men who had both mumps and measles as a child were 29% less likely to die from a heart attack during a 19-21 year follow-up than men who did not have either of these diseases according to a study of 43,689 men and 60,147 women aged 40-79 years at baseline.

Men who had both mumps and measles as a child were 13% less likely to die from an ischemic stroke (where you get a blood clot in the brain) during a 19-21 year follow-up than men who did not have either of these diseases according to a study of 43,689 men and 60,147 women aged 40-79 years at baseline.

Men who had both mumps and measles as a child were 24% less likely to die from a hemorrhagic stroke (where a blood vessels busts in the brain) during a 19-21 year follow-up than men who did not have either of these diseases according to a study of 43,689 men and 60,147 women aged 40-79 years at baseline.

Women who had both mumps and measles as a child were 16% less likely to die from a heart attack during a 19-21 year follow-up than women who did not have either of these diseases according to a study of 43,689 men and 60,147 women aged 40-79 years at baseline.

Women who had both mumps and measles as a child were 19% less likely to die from an ischemic stroke (where you get a blood clot in the brain) during a 19-21 year follow-up than women who did not have either of these diseases according to a study of 43,689 men and 60,147 women aged 40-79 years at baseline.

Women who had both mumps and measles as a child were 14% less likely to die from a hemorrhagic stroke (where a blood vessels busts in the brain) during a 19-21 year follow-up than women who did not have either of these diseases according to a study of 43,689 men and 60,147 women aged 40-79 years at baseline.