Role of breastfeeding on maternal and childhood cancers: An umbrella review of meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple studies and meta-analyses have claimed that breastfeeding is inversely correlated with maternal and childhood cancers. These results could either be causal or confounded by shared risk factors. By conducting an umbrella review, we aimed to consolidate the relationship between breastfeeding and maternal and childhood cancers.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Elsevier ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to December 2022. Two reviewers independently extracted the data and assessed the quality of the studies using standardised forms. We considered two types of breastfeeding comparisons ("ever" vs "never" breastfeeding; and "longest" vs "shortest" duration). We estimated the pooled risk and 95% confidence interval (C

SUBMITTER: Fan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288171 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature