I think it would be a wonderful addition to the literature to do a study 
(and image collection) of mammograms of longterm breastfeeders.  I'm 
personally concerned about this:  I have been nursing and/or pregnant for 17 
years.  I have a strong family history of breast cancer, but no one but me 
has had more than 2 children (I have 7) or breastfed more than 6 months.  At 
42, I'm entering that screening age.  I would love to be able to know my 
doctor knew how to differentiate "normal wear and tear" <LOL> from 
precancerous changes! Any Ph.D. students out there that need a project?

Melanie Young
LLLL, IBCLC
Smithfield, NC 

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