the importance of breastfeeding for mother and baby

breastfeeding may not just benefit the baby-it might help protect moms who develop breast cancer. i'm miranda savioli with your latesthealth news. a new study found that for some tumors, breastfeedinghad a protective effect. women who breastfed their babies were less likely to have theircancer come back after treatment and were also less likely to die from breast cancer.the reason behind this apparent effect was unclear, however, researchers think that breastfeedingmight protect women from cancer because it may decrease the total number of menstrualperiods they have. fewer periods may mean lower exposure to sex hormones that affectthe menstrual cycle. generally, the american cancer society recommendsannual mammograms starting at age forty.