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Whether not feeding children can increase the risk of breast cancer or not is a very important question. Dr. Rohan Khandelwal (Lead Consultant and Head of Breast Center, CK Birla Hospital Gurugram) said that nowadays many women do not breastfeed their children due to work and other reasons. Therefore, it is important to know what is the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer.
- Relation between breastfeeding and breast cancer-
Dr. Rohan Khandelwal said that breastfeeding is beneficial for women's health. The risk of breast cancer can be reduced in women who breastfeed. This is because breastfeeding causes some changes in hormones, which can prevent cancer cells from growing. Breastfeeding causes such changes in breast cells that can help keep them safe from cancer.
- Reasons for not breastfeeding-
Some women are unable to breastfeed due to personal or health reasons. Working women sometimes do not get time for feeding, while some women are unable to breastfeed due to some health problem. Although not breastfeeding children does not mean that the risk of cancer will definitely increase, but it can become a risk factor.
- Other benefits of breastfeeding-
Breastfeeding can help prevent not only breast cancer but also ovarian cancer and obesity. Apart from this, breastfeeding keeps the mother's weight under control, which can also help protect her from other diseases.
If you are not able to feed your children, there is no need to panic. You can get regular health checkups done, which include mammography and other tests. Along with this, it is also very important to adopt a healthy lifestyle. A balanced diet, regular exercise and staying away from tobacco and alcohol can improve your health.
Not feeding children may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer, but it is not certain that every woman will get cancer due to not breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is beneficial for both mother and child, so mothers should breastfeed their children as long as possible.
Breastfeeding is a natural protection that can save women from many diseases, but if for some reason this is not possible then the risk of breast cancer can be reduced by regular checkups and adopting a healthy lifestyle.
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