Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration and Risk of Childhood Cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Breastfeeding has been suggested to protect against childhood cancers, particularly acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, the evidence stems from case-control studies alone.

Objective

To investigate whether longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding is associated with decreased risk of childhood ALL and other childhood cancers.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used administrative data on exclusive breastfeeding duration from the Danish National Child Health Register. All children born in Denmark between January 2005 and December 2018 with available information on duration of exclusive breastfeeding were included. Children were followed up from age 1 year until childhood cancer diagnosis, loss to follow-up or emigra

SUBMITTER: Soegaard SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10966412 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature