Here are 11 mundane things that can cause breast cancer and you didn’t probably know.
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In fact, a study by Cancer Research United Kingdom, pointed out that late pregnancies and short period of breastfeeding among urban mothers is a major reason for the increasing number of breast cancer cases globally. Death rates from breast cancer have been declining since about 1989, with larger decreases in women younger than 50. While most people know that breastfeeding helps in reducing weight postpartum, combats iron deficiency and lowers the chances of conception, it also provides protection against various types of cancers like ovarian and breast cancer.
Researchers hope that the study will push women to engage in breastfeeding for their babies.
Dr. Boffetta: More studies are needed, which would be specifically to look at the effect of breastfeeding: most of the studies included in our review and meta-analysis considered breastfeeding together with other factors influencing breast cancer risk. The association was assessed through estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status. A large worldwide study, published in Annals of Oncology, has found that breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of developing HRN breast cancer.
HRN breast cancer are more often deadly because they tend to be diagnosed at later stages, respond to fewer treatment options, and are less likely to be cured by current therapies.
Given the findings, it showed that women who breastfed had a significantly stronger inverse association with triple-negative breast cancers than women who never breastfed.
“Breastfeeding is a relatively accessible, low-cost, short-term strategy that yields long-lasting natural protection”, said one of the researchers Marisa Weiss from Lankenau Medical Center in Pennsylvania, US. Women of African American or Sub-Saharan African descent are more likely to be diagnosed with HRN breast cancers, as are women with the BRCA1 gene mutation.
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With this meta-analysis, it is critical to remove the barriers to breastfeeding in lactating mothers.
