Kathleen Williams RN <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>"In recent years, the wonders of breast milk have been underscored by
studies
>that show breast milk not only kills some bacteria and viruses, but in a
>petri dish, breast milk kills cancer cells, said Tully of the milk bank
>association."
>Anyone out there who can cite these studies?



I did see this cited once. The citation is:
Radetsky, P., "Got Cancer Killers?," Discover Magazine, June 1999.

The pertinent information taken from the text follows:

"8/30/2001 -Breast-Feeding"
"... the following lead paragraph was found in an article in Discover
Magazine titled "Got Cancer." It reads as follows:
When Cathatrina Svanborg and her research associates began mixing mothers'
milk and cancer cells together seven years ago, she wasn't looking for a
cure for cancer; she was after a way to fight germs. Nevertheless, the
physician and immunologist at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that
a previously taken-for-granted component of ordinary human breast milk
compels cancer cells—every type of cancer cell tested—to die."

Though I don't usually pass around religious material, this quote and
citation are taken from an online article that can be found at
http://www.godsaidmansaid.com/topic3.asp?Cat2=244&ItemId=641

I wonder if there are any other studies out there of this sort ... Could be
a great starting point for any Lactnetter looking for a study to perform ...

Michelle L. Roth
psychology student and someday LC

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