Breast Cancer		Breastfeeding   Does breastfeeding if you have a breast tumor increase your child’s risk of cancer? No. Studies have shown that there is no risk of passing cancer cells through breast milk. Because cancer cells are not present in breast milk, the cancer cells cannot be passed to a breastfed infant. Questions Related to Breastfeeding Does breast cancer only affect older women? If you have a risk factor for breast cancer, are you likely to get the disease? If breast cancer doesn't run in your family, are you assured of not getting it? Does only your mother’s family history of breast cancer affect your risk? Does using antiperspirants cause breast cancer? Is q monthly breast self-exam the best way to diagnose breast cancer? I’m at high risk for breast cancer. I've heard that there’s nothing I can do about it. Is this true? Is a breast cancer diagnosis an automatic death sentence? Does wearing an underwire bra cause breast cancer? Can mammograms cause cancer? Page 1 of 1    | 1 |

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