ABM Clinical Protocol #34: Breast Cancer and Breastfeeding
Helen M. Johnson, Katrina B. Mitchell, Michal Young, Larry Noble, Melissa Bartick, Sarah Calhoun, Monica V. Carceles-Fraguas, Megan Elliott-Rudder, Lori Feldman‐Winter, Laura R. Kair, Susan Lappin, Ilse Larson, Ruth A. Lawrence, Yvonne LeFort, Kathleen A. Marinelli, Nicole Marshall, Catherine Murak, Eliza Myers, Mónica Pina, Sarah Reece-Stremtan, Susan Rothenberg, Tricia Schmidt, Tomoko Seo, Christina Smillie, Natasha K. Sriraman, Elizabeth K. Stehel, Gina Weissman, Nancy Wight, Adora Wonodi, Deena R. Zimmerman
Abstract
A central goal of The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success. These protocols serve only as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants and do not delineate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as standards of medical care. Variations in treatment may be appropriate according to the needs of an individual patient.