Case Report

Predicting risk of breast cancer by breastfeeding

^*1Manoochehr Messripour and ²Azadeh Mesripour

¹Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran

²Medical Plant Research Center, Shahre Kord University of Medical Sciences, Shahre Kord, Iran

*Corresponding Email:  m_messripour@yahoo.com, P.O. Box; 81595-158, Isfahan. Iran, Tel; 00983115354059, Fax; 00983115354060 

Accepted 18 July 2013

Abstract

A forty nine(49) year-old woman was diagnosed with left-breast adenocarcinoma and suggested for surgical removal of the breast. The patient described that her 3 years old son has had breast feeding exclusively from her right breast and he always had rejected being fed from her left breast. One breastfeeding in relation to the breast cancer risk factors is discussed. It is concluded that one breastfeeding may be considered as a predicting factor for breast cancer risk assessment.
 

Keywords: Breast cancer, Breast feeding, Mammary ducts, Lactation, Mammary gland