Study suggests breastfeeding may lower risk of childhood leukemia

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-06/tjnj-ssb052815.php

Public Release: 1-Jun-2015
The JAMA Network Journals

Breastfeeding for six months or longer was associated with a lower risk of childhood leukemia compared with children who were never breastfed or who were breastfed for a shorter time, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer and accounts for about 30 percent of all childhood cancers. Still, little is known about its cause. Breast milk is meant to exclusively supply all the nutritional needs of infants and current recommendations include exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months of life to optimize growth, development and health.

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