A medical expert, Mrs. Abigael Shona, says breastfeeding a baby can prevent breast cancer in women.
Shona told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that contrary to popular belief, men sucking their wives’ breasts could prevent breast cancer, adding that breast sucking by men could only help detect it.
She said mothers who breastfeed lower their risk of pre- and post-menopausal breast cancer.
“Most breastfeeding women experience hormonal changes during lactation that delay their menstrual periods.
“This reduces a woman’s lifetime exposure to hormones like estrogen, which can promote breast cancer cell growth.
“And what sucking the breast by a man can only do is detect breast cancer by feeling the lumps early enough to seek medical help,” Shona said.
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She, however, said it was encouraged that women allow their spouses to massage and caress their breasts to detect cancer early.
“We are encouraging women not to deprive their husbands of the pleasure of breast sucking and fondling, as it will also be beneficial to them.
“This is because in as much as we preach self-examination by women for early detection, most women don’t do it.
“So, if they allow their husbands to help them with it, it will help a lot because early detection is the major panacea to address the scourge.
“If breast cancer is detected early before it gets to an advanced stage, it could be survived,” Shona said.
The medical expert, however, noted that men could also have breast cancer, advising them to also be on the lookout. (NAN)