Breastfeeding and the risk of childhood cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

Qing SuXiaohui SunLiwen ZhuQin YanPeiwen ZhengYingying MaoDing Ye

Published in: BMC medicine (2021)

Our study supports a protective role of breastfeeding on the risk of childhood leukemia, also suggesting a non-linear dose-response relationship. Further studies are warranted to confirm the association between breastfeeding and risk of childhood neuroblastoma.

Keyphrases

childhood cancer
preterm infants
young adults
systematic review
case control
acute myeloid leukemia
bone marrow
meta analyses
early life
randomized controlled trial
neural network