Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0291 |
| Title: | Exposure to breastmilk in infancy and the risk of breast cancer |
| Author(s): | Freudenheim JL, Marshall JR, et al. |
| Reference: | Epidemiology 1994; 5(3): 324-31 |
| Place of Study: | USA |
| Abstract: | A case-control study of 528 women who had newly diagnosed primary, pathologically confirmed breast cancer; 602 controls were randomly selected from the same community. Having been breastfed was associated with decreased risk (odds ratio 0.74). |
| Keyword(s): | bottle feeding, breast cancer, breastfeeding, breastmilk |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
| See Also: | No related entries mentioned for this entry |
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