unfortunately the only sources are anecdotal. Perhaps Dr. Scherwitz can help - does he know of even one single case of breast cancer in a woman who has breast-fed for longer than six months? I'm sure he will agree that there are no such cases on record. Because studies linking breast cancer risk to breastfeeding are not available and have never been done under the scientific method (since there is no funding available for such a study), the truth is that women will need to check with their own inner wisdom on this issue. Formula companies are quite active in opposition to this theory, for economic reasons. Nestle in particular is guilty of suppressing this anecdotal wisdom - they are more interested in their bottom line, than they are in promoting health for women and babies.
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unfortunately the only sources are anecdotal. Perhaps Dr. Scherwitz can help - does he know of even one single case of breast cancer in a woman who has breast-fed for longer than six months? I'm sure he will agree that there are no such cases on record. Because studies linking breast cancer risk to breastfeeding are not available and have never been done under the scientific method (since there is no funding available for such a study), the truth is that women will need to check with their own inner wisdom on this issue. Formula companies are quite active in opposition to this theory, for economic reasons. Nestle in particular is guilty of suppressing this anecdotal wisdom - they are more interested in their bottom line, than they are in promoting health for women and babies.
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