Breastfeeding causes a surge in immune cells that could prevent cancer
Immune-related changes take place in the breasts after breastfeeding Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images Breastfeeding has long been linked to a reduced risk of breast cancerbut how it has this effect isn’t entirely clear. Now, scientists have found that women who have breastfed have more specialised immune cells in their breasts, which may keep malignant ones in … Read more