Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to total breastfeeding durations of 12 months or less by parous women.

CONCLUSIONS: More than 200 breast cancers were attributable to women breastfeeding for total durations of ≤12 months.
IMPLICATIONS: Policies to increase breastfeeding duration may help prevent breast cancers in the future.
PMID: 26437725 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - October 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jordan SJ, Wilson LF, Nagle CM, Green AC, Olsen CM, Bain CJ, Pandeya N, Whiteman DC, Webb PM Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research