Excerpted from Time Magazine, Aug 28, 1995, page 25
Human breast milk not only protects infants from infections but also
appears to fight cancer. Swedish researchers report that in test-tube
experiments, human milk triggered destruction of up to 98% of malignant
lung-tumor cells while sparing all normal cells. The killing agent is a
common milk protein called alpha-lactalbumin.
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T.W. Hale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
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