I did a quick pubmed search on breastfeeding and childhood cancers and here
are 6 of the citations I came up with:
1. Full breastfeeding and paediatric cancer.
Ortega-García JA, Ferrís-Tortajada J, Torres-Cantero AM, Soldin OP, Torres
EP, Fuster-Soler JL, Lopez-Ibor B, Madero-López L.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2008 Jan;44(1-2):10-3. Epub 2007 Nov 12.
PMID: 17999666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
2: Breastfeeding and childhood cancer.
Mathur GP, Gupta N, Mathur S, Gupta V, Pradhan S, Dwivedi JN, Tripathi BN,
Kushwaha KP, Sathy N, Modi UJ, et al.
Indian Pediatr. 1993 May;30(5):651-7.
PMID: 8282392 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
3: Does prolonged breastfeeding reduce the risk for childhood leukemia and
lymphomas?
Bener A, Hoffmann GF, Afify Z, Rasul K, Tewfik I.
Minerva Pediatr. 2008 Apr;60(2):155-61.
PMID: 18449131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
4: Longer breast-feeding and protection against childhood leukaemia and
lymphomas.
Bener A, Denic S, Galadari S.
Eur J Cancer. 2001 Jan;37(2):234-8.
PMID: 11166151 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
5: Breast-feeding and childhood cancer: A systematic review with
metaanalysis.
Martin RM, Gunnell D, Owen CG, Smith GD.
Int J Cancer. 2005 Dec 20;117(6):1020-31. Review.
PMID: 15986434 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
6: Breastfeeding and childhood cancer.
UK Childhood Cancer Study Investigators.
Br J Cancer. 2001 Nov 30;85(11):1685-94.
I skimmed the abstracts, and didn't read the full articles, but this might give
you a starting point in your search for more information.
Regards,
Michelle Roth, BA, LCCE, CIMI, La Leche League Leader, mom of 4 :)
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