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Breastfeeding protects childhood cancer survivors--study

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What's good for baby is also good for mother! When women who have survived cancer follow nature's lead and breastfeed their babies, they not only provide substantial benefits to the newborn, but also themselves, claims a new study.

According to researchers, cancer survivors who nurse their babies are at a significantly lower risk for cancer recurrence, cardiovascular problems, reproductive disorders, metabolic syndrome, and increased bone mineral density.

Although, 80 of children treated with conventional cancer therapies now survive, many experience long-term negative health issues as an aftermath of the disease and the cancer treatment.

Women who nurture their infant with mother’s milk for six to 24 months cut their risk of malignancy in the breast tissue by 11 to 25 percent compared with those who don't breastfeed.

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