Kathy D mentioned a study showing reduced breast cancer with 'extended' breastfeeding. The abstract may be read at http://aje.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/152/12/1129?maxtoshow=&HITS= 10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=breast&searchid=QID_NOT_SET&stored_search= &FIRSTINDEX=&journalcode=amjepid Happy reading Karleen Gribble Australia _ ---_l\ / \ \_ ----- __/* o *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html