Breastfeeding after breast cancer is possible and safe for the mother: this is demonstrated, for the first time, by data from two studies recently published in two of the most prestigious international scientific journals, the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), with Fedro Peccatori, Director of the Fertility and Reproduction Unit at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO), as first author of one and co-author of the other. "Our research conveys a straightforward message to women: they are free to breastfeed without concern for the potential to compromise the outcome of cancer treatment or increase the risk of the disease recurrence. Based on the results, we can also conclude that breastfeeding only from the non-surgery breast is not only feasible but entirely equivalent to breastfeeding on both breasts. Many women believe that a single breast provides half of the food an infant needs, but this is not the case. The volume of milk produced is determined by the mother's breastfeeding frequency and duration. At IEO, we were among the first to advocate for motherhood after cancer, which was previously considered taboo in oncology. This is why, today, it brings us incredible joy and great satisfaction to be able to plan with many of our patients a complete motherhood, breastfeeding included", says Dr. Peccatori.