Epidemiology

British Journal of Cancer (2007) 96, 815–817. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603638 www.bjcancer.com
Published online 6 March 2007

Breastfeeding and risk of childhood CNS tumours

N J Harding1, J M Birch2, S J Hepworth1 and P A McKinney1 on behalf of the UKCCS investigators

  1. 1Paediatric Epidemiology Group, 30-32 Hyde Terrace, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LN, UK
  2. 2Cancer Research UK Paediatric and Familial Cancer Research Group, Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, M274HA, UK

Correspondence: NJ Harding, E-mail: n.j.harding@leeds.ac.uk

Received 21 December 2006; Revised 23 January 2007; Accepted 24 January 2007.

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Abstract

We investigated infant feeding habits in relation to risk of childhood central nervous system tumours among 633 cases in the UK Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS). No significant effect of breastfeeding was detected overall (odds ratio 1.01, confidence interval: 0.85–1.21) nor in any morphological subgroup. Similarly, no effect for the duration of breastfeeding or any other feeding practices was observed.

Keywords:

breast feeding, childhood cancer, CNS tumours, case control study

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