Leukemia Risk blocking with milk
Cancer August 9th, 2009
The longer infants are breastfed exclusively breastfed, especially in the 6 months, the smaller the risk for blood cancer (leukemia).
Many studies have shown that morbidity and mortality rates of infants exclusively breastfed (breast milk only just) for 6 months, much lower than babies who are not breastfed.
Another study conducted by a team from the University of Minnesota Cancer Center published the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. They claimed that the risk of babies who are breastfed for the affected leukemia (Blood Cancer), down to 30% when compared with babies who are not breastfed.
Often found in children. Lymphocytic leukemia / acute limfoblastik (LLA) is a CANCER of the most often found in children, ie 25-30% of all types of Cancer in children. The highest incidence was reported between the ages of 3-6 years, and more boys than girls.
CANCER is a disease associated with tissue cell growth become excessive and abnormal, and malignancy. In LLA, the cells are young who should form the lymphocytes become malignant. There are several symptoms to watch and is often found in the LLA. Among other things, body weakness and shortness of breath due to anemia, infection and fever due to deficiency of white blood cells are normal, and bleeding due to lack of platelets. Bleeding that occurs usually in the form of nose bleeding, bleeding gums and easy bruising, and bluish patches on the skin.
Leukemia cells in the brain can cause headaches, vomiting and restlessness. While CANCER cells in the bone marrow causing bone and joint pain. Although leukemia has been cured with treatment expectations right and true, would be better if we can prevent it.
Breastfeeding and infant immunity. Cancer causes the child can be triggered by a lack of immunity. This is where the importance of breastfeeding is proven to contain the ribs (immunoglobulin A). This substance is necessary to help the baby’s immune system.
For this reason the researchers did prove that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of leukemia in children. They studied 2200 children who had been diagnosed with acute leukemia and the other 2400 people a healthy child with the similarity in terms of age, race, and geographical location as the control group. The mother of these children were interviewed by telephone about the activities they do lactation. The question, among others, whether they give milk to her child? If yes, how long these activities they do?
The results showed that children who are breastfed for at least 1 month, affected the risk of leukemia will decrease by 21%. While babies who are breastfed for 6 months or more, the risk will drop to 30%.
Finished, they concluded that breast-fed babies will fall affected the risk of leukemia, and a large reduction in risk was greater with increasing duration of babies are breastfed in the first year of life. In this connection, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mothers to breastfeed their babies, at least during the first year.
