Natalie-when I worked at WakeMed, we had 4-5 cancer patients at any time receiving breastmilk. There was a huge article in the Chicago Times one time about one of our recepients. It seemed to boost their imune system and help resist infections, etc. Maybe the end of life was of a higher quality. Maybe longer but you don't know that for sure. Many of them did live much longer then their MD's gave them for survival at the time of diagnosis. The LC's at WakeMed (in the Milk Bank)may be able to give you information. Barb Whitehead, BS, IBCLC, RlC Eastern NC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html