In a message dated 7/13/0 10:24:54 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: << It was about breastmilk killing cancer cells. Does anyone know ........ >> Dear Libby, maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but, something from Lactnet that may be helpful: <<Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 14:25:41 -0500 From: "J. Rachael Hamlet" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: breastmilk and cancer 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>> Debbie Tobin RN BSN IBCLC LCCE Springfield, Virginia USA In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway [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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html