I love reading clinical studies and
analyses (I really do!) and this one, from the Breastfeeding Medicine journal, is very
exciting. The meta-analysis looked at studies between 2008 and 2014 that
examined the effect of breastfeeding on the risk of maternal breast
cancer. The analysis found that not only is breastfeeding correlated with a
reduce risk of breast cancer, but longer duration of breast feeding is
even better. This sums it up: "Findings from this meta-analysis suggest
that breastfeeding, particularly a longer duration of breastfeeding, was
inversely associated with risk of breast cancer."
Sadly, this doesn’t
mean that if you breastfeed, you will not get breast cancer. So, PLEASE Moms -
do breast self-exams, talk with your doctor about when it’s right for you to
have a mammogram, and reduce risk factors such as smoking. Most of all,
remember to consider your own health (emotional and physical) as intertwined
with your baby’s. Breastfeeding is just another way to take care of both of
you.
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