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lia · 02-10-2006, 11:52 AM

I ve only skim read the article but it is scary stuff. My youngest was 4 and a half when i was diagnosed and I had breast fed her until she was 3, not for nutritional reasons , partly as she was reluctant to give up her before bed feed and partly because I thought I was protecting myself against bc. I do not have secondaries as far as I know , and am currently having herceptin , arimidex and zoladex. My mother died when i was 12 and my youngest sister 8, 3 and a half years after dx when my sister was 4 and a half .....

02-10-2006, 11:52 AM	#3
lia Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: uk Posts: 33	post pregnancy/ breast feeding bc I ve only skim read the article but it is scary stuff. My youngest was 4 and a half when i was diagnosed and I had breast fed her until she was 3, not for nutritional reasons , partly as she was reluctant to give up her before bed feed and partly because I thought I was protecting myself against bc. I do not have secondaries as far as I know , and am currently having herceptin , arimidex and zoladex. My mother died when i was 12 and my youngest sister 8, 3 and a half years after dx when my sister was 4 and a half .....