Breastfeeding May Lower Risk of Leukemia

Breastfeeding a baby for at least six months may  be linked to a lower risk of childhood leukaemia according to a review of previously published research.
The findings  in the journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) pediatrics suggest that  breastfeeding babies have a 19 percent lower risk of the blood cancer compared to babies who are given formula or who are  breastfed for a shoter period of time.
The many potential preventive health benefits of breastfeeding should also be communcated openly to the general public , not only to mothers,  so breastfeeding can be more socially accepted and facilitated.