(From the Reuters health story today about Calif. requesting to monitor breastmilk as an indicator of the high level of toxins in women's breasts that contribute to breast cancer.)

I find the  thought of someone 'monitoring' my milk a bit odd . As a woman who is still nursing, I presume someone is going to come and ask me for a sample? I wonder how that will work? Full story link below. I excerpted a portion that brings up a potential "breast milk crisis".

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=594&ncid=594&e=3&u=/nm/20021024/hl_nm/cancer_breast_dc

BREAST IS STILL BEST 

Scientists, public health experts and community groups put forward the plan to begin monitoring breast milk as a way of tracking what types of toxins are entering women's bodies. 

Breast milk is regarded as a good "biomarker" for exposure to toxins because chemicals can accumulate in the breast's fatty tissue for a number of years. 

"When breast milk speaks, people listen," said Jeanne Rizzo, executive director the Breast Cancer Fund, a San Francisco-based advocacy group. 

While most speakers at Thursday's hearing supported beginning a breast milk monitoring program, many urged that it be undertaken carefully and in tandem with public education to remind women that--even with toxic exposure--breast milk is still by far the best source of nutrition for infants. 

"Breast is still best," said Donna Vivio, director of global outreach at the American College of Nurse Midwives. 



Mirine Dye, CCE, CD
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