Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1077, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2020 Dec;35(6):1193-1196. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01580-9.
Research indicates breastfeeding can reduce the risk of breast cancer in women. Black and Hispanic women are more likely to die from breast cancer than non-Hispanic white women and are least likely to breastfeed. The current study was designed to evaluate women's knowledge of the link between breastfeeding and decreased breast cancer risk among a racially diverse cohort of pregnant women. Pregnant women 18 and older (N = 89; 48.4% black; 28% Hispanic) were recruited during a prenatal visit to complete a survey. Women indicated limited understanding of the association between breastfeeding and breast cancer risk reduction; less than 40% of black and white women indicated knowledge, while 64.7% of Hispanic women were aware of the association. These findings underscore the need for interventions to educate women about the protective benefits of breastfeeding as a strategy to reduce their breast cancer incidence and mortality.
研究表明，母乳喂养可以降低女性患乳腺癌的风险。与非西班牙裔白人女性相比，黑人和西班牙裔女性死于乳腺癌的可能性更高，而母乳喂养的可能性最低。本研究旨在评估在种族多样化的孕妇队列中，女性对母乳喂养与降低乳腺癌风险之间关联的认知。研究招募了 18 岁及以上的孕妇（N=89；48.4%为黑人；28%为西班牙裔），在产前检查时完成了一项调查。女性表示对母乳喂养与降低乳腺癌风险之间的关联了解有限；不到 40%的黑人和白人女性表示了解，而 64.7%的西班牙裔女性知道这种关联。这些发现强调了需要进行干预，教育女性母乳喂养的保护益处，以此作为降低乳腺癌发病率和死亡率的策略。
