Pregnancy and lactation in the prevention of breast cancer. Truth or myth?
NewsDuring the period from the onset of pregnancy to the completion of breastfeeding, breast tissue functions under altered conditions, with less of the usual influence of estrogens.
- It is believed that this explains some reduction in the risk of breast cancer. This is mainly a hormonal mechanism.
But it is important to understand: cancer is a multifactorial disease. It is impossible today to say unequivocally why a particular woman develops it. Only risk factors are known and certain patterns have been identified.
The mammologist, head of the Department of diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the breast and reproductive system No. 2 MCSC, Ph.D. Kasatkina Larisa Izosimovna tells in more detail specifically for the project "Childbirth in Moscow".
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