Breastfeeding Is Good For Mothers, Not Just Babies, Studies Says

Mothers, and not just babies, may have much to gain from breastfeeding. Breast milk is considered an ideal source of nourishment for an infant, but two recent studies suggest it protects women from a particularly vicious type of breast cancer.

One study found that breastfeeding reduced the risk of hormone receptor negative tumors, a very aggressive type of breast cancer, by up to 20 percent. Even a brief period of breastfeeding reduced the risk of these hard-to-treat tumors, which are more common in African-Americans and younger women, according to researchers.

The other study suggests that breast-feeding may act like a “reset” button …read more