Breastfeeding and Breastcancer, a Veritable Association among Nigerian Women?
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Objective: To ascertain the existence of an association between duration of breastfeeding and breast cancer in Nigerian women. A pilot study. Design: Case-control study. Setting: University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Central Hospital Benin. Subjects: One hundred and eighty subjects consisting of 91 cases of breast cancer and their age matched controls. Results: Age range, 28years –70years. Mean age 46.3years. Mean breastfeeding duration for cases and controls; 5.8 years and 6.0years respectively. Thirty six cases and 21 controls breastfed for two years or less. Fifty four cases and 69 controls breastfed for more than two years. Breastfeeding for two years or less was associated with higher risk. (OR=2.19, P 0.025, CI-1.1494.177). Conclusion: Breastfeeding for less than three years is associated with higher risk for breast cancer in Nigerian women.
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