Study described on Medscape today <http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/514062>. The first paragraph: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 05 - Adults who were breast-fed as infants are not at increased risk for cancer, researchers report in the October 5th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Moreover, the results of a meta-analysis suggest that this feeding method may reduce the risk of premenopausal breast cancer. The study is published in J Natl Cancer Inst 2005;97:1446-1457. regards, Julia Julia R. Barrett Freelance Science Writer & Editor Mom to Sean (5) and Kira (2) Madison, Wisconsin *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html