Breastfeeding after Breast Cancer Treatment?
October 25, 2006 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding basics, cancer, health of the mother, medication
Is it even safe for a woman to breastfeed after breast cancer? A medical journal review answers a resounding “yes”:
After breast cancer treatment, there is no evidence that breastfeeding increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence, nor that it carries any health risk to the newborn. Women previously treated for breast cancer and free of recurrence are allowed to breastfeed their children. Beneficial effects of breastfeeding for the mother and the newborn should lead physicians and midwives to encourage prolonged breastfeeding in their medical practice.
Furthermore, another review states:
A frequently named reason not to nurse is the discouragement by the health …read more
