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If a mother has breast cancer and she is breastfeeding, what is the effect to her baby ?
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Breast cancer: If she is receiving therapy for breast cancer - chemo, antiestrogen pill etc- it is recommended for her not to breast feed. There is potentially side effect to the baby like immunosuppressant etc
Answered 2/5/2013
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There is no effect: Breast cancer cells cannot be transmitted to a baby by breast feeding if they were in the breast milk they would be killed by the stomach acid.
Answered 11/13/2017
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