If a breastfeeding mother with breast cancer feeds the infant is there a chance that the cancerous cells can pass on to the kid? Can the child have cancer? What should one do in such a case? Should the mother stop breastfeeding? Please tell. The query is answered by Dr Ruchika Nagrath Lamaze Child Birth Educator Member of Medela Lactation Consultants Club. No if a breastfeeding mother has breast cancer she cannot pass on the cancer to the child as cancerous cells cannot be passed to the baby through breastmilk. Breast cancer can affect any woman and according to current
