Relationships between Breast Feeding and Breast Cancer Subtypes: Lessons Learned from Studies in Humans and in Mice

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Abstract There are differential risk relationships between parity and breast cancer according to estrogen receptor (ER) status, with an increased risk of ER− disease reduced by breastfeeding. This may be particularly relevant for understanding the higher incidence of ER− tumors in Black women, who are more likely to be parous and less likely to breastfeed than other U.S. groups. Potential mechanisms for these...

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