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Human Breast Milk may Treat Cancer

by Bidita Debnath on Oct 16 2013 10:57 PM

A cure for cancer is being developed from human breast milk, claim scientists.

 Human Breast Milk may Treat Cancer
A cure for cancer is being developed from human breast milk, claim scientists.
A protein in human milk, lactaptin, was found to destroy diseased cells in tests at a Siberian medical institute, the Daily Star reported.

Project leader Valentin Vlasovs said that the two medications are going through the pre-clinical trial now.

During analyses of the milk proteins they detected a tiny peptide that affected cancer cells. It destroyed cancer cells and left the healthy ones alive, Vlasovs said.

Tests on mice showed the drug works especially well on liver and lung cancers.

Source-ANI


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