{"id":112115,"date":"2023-10-19T00:21:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/19\/breast-feeding-fondling-doesnt-prevent-breast-cancer-stephanie-benson\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T00:21:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:21:18","slug":"breast-feeding-fondling-doesnt-prevent-breast-cancer-stephanie-benson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/19\/breast-feeding-fondling-doesnt-prevent-breast-cancer-stephanie-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast feeding, fondling doesn&#8217;t prevent breast cancer &#8211; Stephanie Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musician and cancer survivor Stephanie Benson, has rejected claims that fondling of breasts or breastfeeding can prevent cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking in an interview on Okay FM, the singer said that such claims are ridiculous adding it is irresponsible for people to spread such misleading information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephanie Benson noted that such claims could push women into having their breasts fondled even when they do not like that, just because of the fear of having cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are certain things you just don&#8217;t mess with,\u201d she said, adding that she has been married for decades, has five kids and still got breast cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephaine Benson stated that it is high time that narrative is dropped and real information on breast cancer shared to save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Futvghana%2Fvideos%2F704044041233206%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The singer over the years has been very open about her fight with breast cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2022, she shared with her fans the scars she has after her battle with breast cancer and other health issues and her healing journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the severity of her breast cancer, Stephaine Benson indicated that she has lost her nipples, but she is happy to be alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLove yourself; you are all you have and nobody will love you as much as you love yourself,\u201d she urged in a video she shared on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n \n                               <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musician and cancer survivor Stephanie Benson, has rejected claims that fondling of breasts or breastfeeding can prevent cancer. 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