Has anyone heard something like this or can they provide a link that covers the question? My girlfriend is in a high-percentage group of potential breast cancer victims(history of occurance in her family) and would like to do whatever she can to reduce her risk. She has heard that getting pregnant before 25 or 30 greatly reduces her chances to develop the cancer. I believe the reasoning is that estrogen and hormone levels decrease after getting pregnant for the first time. Does anyone know anything about this?
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I'm not sure about the age limits - but I do know that women who have a child and breast feed decrease chance of breast cancer by 1/3 -- which may be significant for her - check with AM Cancer Society for info - But that should not be the main reason for having a child - you should want a child and be willing to raise it in a loving, committed relationship -
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_factors_for_breast_cancer_5.asp "Women who have had no children or who had their first child after age 30 have a slightly higher breast cancer risk. Having many pregnancies and becoming pregnant at an early age reduces breast cancer risk." So delaying children until after 30 could make it more likely to get breast cancer. However, potential risk-lowering of breast cancer is really not a good reason to have a child in a hurry. Breast feeding also significantly lowers the risk of breast cancer, the longer you do it the more it lowers the risk. It's recommended to breast feed for at least 2 years. Harriet
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