Thursday, 24 January 2013

Breastfeeding can prevent breast cancer

Breast milk is not only good for the baby's health, but also provide benefits to the mother. One of them, ward off breast cancer.

Breast milk is the only food for the baby during the early growth. Unfortunately, many women worry that breastfeeding can lead to breast engorgement. In fact, many experts point out the positive benefits of breastfeeding, one of which ward off breast cancer.

According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, breastfeeding can reduce the risk of breast cancer by 91%. Breast cancer is the most common infecting women in America. Based on data from the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women. This is because of late detection of breast cancer.

Researchers from Curtin University in Australia said that mothers who breastfeed for more than 13 months are less likely to develop breast cancer in her body (63%) than those who breastfeed are less than 7 months (37%). In addition, mothers who have three children and breastfeeding for more than 31 months to avoid breast cancer (91%), as reported by MedicalDaily, Thursday (24/01/2013).

Not only that, the researchers believe that mothers who are breastfeeding can prevent ovarian cancer because they can delay ovulation. With breastfeeding, ovulation is more frequent and the greater the risk of cell mutations that can lead to various diseases.

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