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Article: Breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of breast cancer among women with family history: study
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 11, 2009
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Breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of breast cancer among
women with family history: study
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Women with a family history of
breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease
before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a
report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
More women around the world develop breast cancer than any other
malignancy, background information in the article showed.
Established risk factors include a family history, beginning
menstruation at an early age and not having children or having a
first child at a late age.
Alison M. Stuebe, of the University of North Carolina ...