Risks of not breastfeeding (especially among African-Americans)

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Hello colleagues,

A new, large study shows that African-Americans mothers who did not breastfeed are 50 percent more likely to develop aggressive breast cancers. My co-author reports on it for NPR:http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2011/08/breast-cancer-african-american/ As we know, African-American mothers probably receive less support to breastfeed than other groups. Also, I feel that members of the public find it hard to make the association between not breastfeeding, and diseases that can happen years later. Do you agree?

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