Actually, my husband has been carrying on a lively email discussion for a
number of years with the lead author of the study you mention (the one that
showed that a protein in breastmilk caused cancer cells to commit suicide (aka
"apoptosis") in vitro.  The discovery was almost accidental, but it was so
promising an avenue for cancer research that he has been pursuing it actively
ever since.  The author's name is Anders Hakansson, and the cite you want is
Hakansson A, et al., Apoptosis induced by a human milk protein, Proc Natl
Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Aug 15;92(17):8064-8.  He has just published another
article about his continued research on this protein: Hakansson A, et al.,
Multimeric alpha-lactalbumin from human milk induces apoptosis, Exp Cell Res
1999 Feb 1;246(2):451-60


through a direct effect on cell nuclei.



On 8 Apr 99, at 0:20, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> i am going off to do a medline search, but don't expect much in the way of
> results. does anyone have a story to share or ideas or research that
> points to using breastmilk to treat cancer patients? i think the gut
> protection might be very useful to someone undergoing therapy that causes
> gastrointestinal distress, maybe the remylineation theory (see the
> jeannine klaus story mentioned earlier). also i have a vague memory of
> someone killing cancer cells in the lab with breastmilk. did i dream that
> one up?
>
> off to the archives. but anecdotal stories would be useful, and you can
> privately post if you prefer.
>
> carol brussel IBCLC
>

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