Article: Breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of breast cancer among women with family history: study

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 ...

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