Breastfeeding acts in several ways to protect women from breast cancer. The lymph system within breast tissue, which is important in keeping the breast tissue clean, only develops fully during pregnancy. Nursing keeps the mother's oxytocin levels high. Oxytocin, one of the hormones within human body, can help prevent breast cancer because it inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells.
And studies have shown that women who breastfed for two years or longer reduced their risk of breast cancer by 50 percent!
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