Researchers will investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.
Breast Cancer NowJun 26 2024
Breast Cancer Now has awarded funding of £150,715 to Dr James Flanagan and his team at Imperial College London, who want to better understand how breastfeeding might protect against breast cancer. In particular, they want to investigate how the length of time a woman breastfeeds for affects her breast cancer risk.
The team also want to find out whether factors such as weight, exercise, or smoking are associated with the presence of these cells. The team will also interview some of the women in the study to find out whether they would want to be made aware of the detection of DNA changes in their breast milk and how they might feel about public health messaging that conveys they could be at greater risk.
Dr James Flanagan, Reader in Epigenetics at Imperial College London’s Department of Surgery and Cancer
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