>Subject: PLEA to all for information regarding treatment of cancer with
>breastmilk

>Dear Fellow Lactnetters;
>
>I am  IBCLC (private practice X 7 yrs. ) and  "casual" RN in Neonatal ICU
>unit X 19 yrs. and am a recent but avid fan of Lactnet.
>
>I am sending out a "plea" to all for information regarding the
>treatment of cancer with breastmilk:
>
>This has been a very personal ordeal for me:  2 weeks ago,  my 23 yr. old
>niece was diagnosed with 2 inoperable brain tumors,  as well as  4 other
>"lumps".  Five years ago she had a mole that was "changing"  and so
removed,
>and this was the beginning. About 11/2 years later,  a lump was found ---
it
>was malignant melanoma,  and she had radiation treatments followed by one
>full year of chemo [ finished in Dec./98 ] --- given a "clean bill of
>health" . Now it is believed to have spread throughout her body.  My niece
>has an aunt { her mother's sister } who is presently nursing a 6 month old;
>and last  night  I finally got up the nerve to ask her if she would
consider
>this  treatment.
>
>Can you tell me of any  cases in which this treatment has made a
difference?
>I am desperately looking for some answers to give the family so that they
>will at least consider my info.  'Dosages'  per day?    Any drug
>interference --- she's on Dilantin,  Steroids,  Tagament  ???   Does it
make
>a difference if I can't access colostrum and transitional milk?  How long
>before one could expect any sign that it may be helping?  I would do this
>for my own child in a heart-beat,  but its so hard to get this family
>thinking in these terms as they are so devastated and praying for a
miracle.
>
> Last nite I was able to obtain a copy of DISCOVER magazine JUNE 1999 Vol.
>20,  No. 6 and have read the article about  "Human Breast Milk Kills Cancer
>Cells"  --- the info is abit  over my head.... See web site
>www.discover.com/june-99/featcancer.htm .  I guess I need to find out the
>pros and cons to rule out any harmful effects---do you know of any  ???
>
>Thank you again for your info on this topic.  It will change many lives I
>hope.
>I would appreciate it if you could e-mail me privately as well as Lactnet:
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Barbara Montague,  RN,  IBCLC    <[log in to unmask]>
>

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