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request for reference
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"katherine a. dettwyler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 13 Nov 1996 14:55:21 -0600
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A brochure I picked up recently from the Learning Curve (little blue
tri-fold thing with a map of the world on the front) says:

Women who breastfeed lower their risk of breast cancer.  Nursing for a
lifetime total of:

2 years lowers the risk before menopause by 40%
6 years lowers the risk before menopause by 66%
7 years lowers the risk of breast cancer throughout a woman's lifetime to
almost zero

Does any one know the reference for the last two statements????

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Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.                         email: [log in to unmask]
Anthropology Department                               phone: (409) 845-5256
Texas A&M University                                    fax: (409) 845-4070
College Station, TX  77843-4352

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