Breastfeeding reduces the risk of cancer by 20%

Breastfeeding allows reduce the risk of cancer by 20%. This conclusion was American scientists the University of Washington.

Breastfeeding

A major study in which was attended by more than 750 thousand women, showed that breast feeding It is a powerful tool Cancer Prevention And especially the most aggressive its varieties, often ending in the death of women. According experts, hundreds of thousands of cases of cancer among women in all the world could have been prevented, and thus save many lives if level breastfeeding   increased.

For example, in the UK, this level is one among the lowest in the western world, as many women still consider breast feeding "neglamurnaya" and going to the detriment of their appearance. Total Half Albion mothers to breastfeed their children up to the age of 6 weeks, only 1% follow the recommendations of experts, providing baby breastfeeding up to the age of six months.

Previous studies have also shown that breastfeeding is cancer prevention But its effect in This question was relatively small.

A new large study, affecting four continents, it was found that the effect of breastfeeding It is much more impressive. In total, the researchers conducted a meta-analysis 27 studies that showed that breastfeeding allows reduce the risk of cancer in women up to 20%, including the most fatal types of the disease. (READ MORE)

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