Breast-Feeding and Risk of Childhood Acute Leukemia

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Authors

X. O. Shu · University of Minnesota

Martha S. Linet · National Institutes of Health

M. Steinbuch · Procter & Gamble (Netherlands)

Wanqing Wen · University of Minnesota

Jonathan D. Buckley · University of Southern California

Joseph P. Neglia

John D. Potter · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Abstract

In this study, breast-feeding was associated with a reduced risk of childhood acute leukemia. If confirmed in additional epidemiologic studies, our findings suggest that future epidemiologic and experimental efforts should be directed at investigating the anti-infective and/or immune-stimulatory or immune-modulating effects of breast-feeding on leukemogenesis in children.

Topics & Keywords

Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Cancer Risks and Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 91, Issue 20, pp. 1765-1772

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.20.1765

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