Potential cost-savings of breastfeeding promotion to prevent breast cancer: a Monte Carlo simulation

Abstract Background Breastfeeding protects mothers against breast cancer. Our study aimed to estimate the healthcare cost-savings resulting from a reduction in breast cancer attributed to an increase in the breastfeeding rate in Hong Kong. Methods This is an economic evaluation. We constructed an in...

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Main Authors: Lai Ling Hui, Emily Liao, Jin Xiao Lian, Ching So, Ting Ting Wu, Carlos K. H. Wong, Tharani Loganathan, Edmund Anthony S. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-024-00689-y
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