On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:43:33 -0500, Judith L. Gutowski
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Lactnetters,
> I did an in-service at a pediatric office today and one of the docs
> mentioned he didn't want to encourage mothers to breastfeed if they smoked.
> His concern is not necessarily the nicotine, but other carcinogens in the
> cigarrette. I didn't have any answer for him regarding that and I haven't
> found anything in the archives. If anyone can point me to resources I would
> be grateful.

human milk has anti-carcinogenic properties so she might be
effectively cancelling that issue out- as well as decreasing the
mothers' own cancer risk.   Probably doesnt' include lung cancer
though.

look in the archives for a post by Valerie and tumor killing
properties of human milk from a few months ago or so.    I think he
has a moot point, frankly.   I'd like to see *his* references.
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Kate, http://systems.cs.colorado.edu/~kolina/advantages-of-formula.html
  Mom to Ursula (9.9), Sage (7), Benno (3.7)   "Halloween is a big
holiday for older people. Somehow we got the idea it's healthier if
good people impersonate evil instead of evil people impersonating
goodness."  Garrison Keillor

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