Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0079 |
| Title: | Infant breastfeeding and the risk of childhood lymphoma and leukaemia |
| Author(s): | Shu XO, et al. |
| Reference: | Int J. Epidemiol. 1995; 24(1): 27-32 |
| Place of Study: | China (Shanghai) |
| Abstract: | A slight reduction in the risk of lymphoma was observed amongst children who were breastfed, (relative risk 0.69). The reduction was somewhat greater for children breastfed longer than six months. Protection pertained primarily to Hodgkin's Disease and to cases diagnosed before the age of six years. |
| Keyword(s): | bottle feeding, breastfeeding, cancer in childhood, leukaemia, lymphoma |
| Discussion: | See entry no. 0024. There are many similarities between these two studies. |
| See Also: | 0024 |
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