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BCERF Brief (in English) for Teachers, Breastfeeding and Other Reproductive Factors for Breast Cancer
Other Titles
BCERF Brief for Teachers (in English)
Abstract
Established breast cancer risk factors are factors for which there is general agreement from research studies of a relationship with breast cancer risk. Several of the established risk factors involve a woman’s exposure to the hormone estrogen made by her own body and her reproductive history. Risk factors that can be modified provide actual targets for breast cancer risk reduction. Breastfeeding decreases breast cancer risk and is a good example of an established, modifiable risk factor.
Sponsorship
New York State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation
Date Issued
2009-03Publisher
Cornell University Program Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors
Subject
breast cancer; breast feeding; Teachers; reproductive risk factors; risk factors; menarche; menopause; advancing age; age at first pregnancy; late age at menopause; nursing; breast milk
Type
fact sheet