Yes, it's just a tv show, but this bugs me. Last night's episode, a breastfeeding mother "ignored" her cancer symptoms, because she "thought it was a plugged duct." The parents fought about a mastectomy vs a lumpectomy, immediately weaned the year-old baby (who fought the bottle, but later everyone celebrated when the baby took a bottle), and blamed breastfeeding for her cancer "getting so big." If "they" were considering a lumpectomy, that says the cancer was relatively contained, and the surgery would be less invasive. Breastfeeding could have possibly continued. If the cancer was "so big" or invasive that she required a mastectomy, there would have been no question or discussion over treatment. The blame on breastfeeding was the mother thinking her growing lump was a plugged duct. Wouldn't that have been intensely painful? The breast ca (obviously limited experience) I've been involved with were large, painless lumps. (And, both mothers I worked with said they had brought it up to their doctor repeatedly, and were told that "breastfeeding mothers don't get cancer, so don't even bother with a monthly breast exam.") Is it any surprise that The View is the lead on the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign for ABC? Happy weekend! Heather "Sam" Doak Heather "Sam" Doak IBCLC [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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 email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html