Can you breastfeed after cancer treatment?
For many expectant parents, breastfeeding or chestfeeding offers a crucial way to bond with their babies and pass on important nutrients. But many breast cancer patients don’t get this experience. Thanks to different treatment options and new developments, MD Anderson’s Helen Johnson, M.D., wants patients and survivors to know that a breast cancer diagnosis might not mean they can’t breastfeed or chestfeed their child.
Johnson,...

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