> However, NOT to have asked me about my breastfeeding history certainly > indicates to me that they never took it into consideration as a possible > factor as to why I HADN'T had been diagnosed with breast cancer! >I guess as both a participant and an LC, I ought to make up for lost time > and send them a letter asking how they can make valid breast cancer > research studies without some consideration of this factor. You go girl! And please don't forget to tell them WHAT they should be asking! What a neat pool of women to ask! ie: a large group on whom they have oddles of confounding data. Age of first pg. Age of menopause (if applicable) # of pg and outcome. Any suppression of BF other than natural (ie: use of meds like parlodel) Careful definition of BF Length of BF each baby Type of weaning? (Abrupt vs gradual) What else folks? And what is their address so we can all write :-) Somewhere in my files (a file is where you lose things alphabetically) is a reply from a dr at CDC telling me BF has no relation to Br Ca! (I had written to critize a study.) Sincerely, Pat in SNJ *********************************************** 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