A close friend of mine was diagnosed today with carcinoma incitu after  
repeated bad results of the routine PAP test. She is currently nursing her 3-
years old daughter and the gynaecologist was furious about that fact, stating 
that because of the elevated hormonal levels breastfeeding could pose an 
additional danger for her condition. The little girl is very close to weaning 
naturally (she goes days and even weeks between nursings), so the mother 
guesses her hormonal levels should be quite normal by now and is not very 
comfortable with the recommended weaning on the spot. She wanted to know 
wether it is really that dangerous to breastfeed under this circumstances (a 
conical biopsy is scheduled in 2 weeks, so she will be uncertain about how far 
this condition had progressed) and should she really wean. Her priorities were 
quite firm - she stated that having to choose between weaning and her 
uterus, she will choose the possibility of having another child. But she wants 
to know if there is really a connection between breastfeeding and how this 
condition progresses - a question I cannot answer, so we both will be very 
grateful for any suggestions from the wise ones on the list.
Christina in Bulgaria, very saddened and worried

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