[Marie M]

Is there a correlation between breastfeeding and a reduced risk of breast cancer? If so, how does it work, and what are the potential drawbacks or limitations of this protective effect?

[Jessica T]

Yes, there is some correlation between breastfeeding and a reduced risk of breast cancer for the mother. The protective effect is considered dose-dependent, meaning the longer a woman breastfeeds over her lifetime, the greater the reduction in risk. It's important to understand that breastfeeding only reduces the risk to some degree, it does not eliminate it.