Normally they mention, among the benefits of breast milk, that lower rates are detected in the development of some types of childhood cancer, such as leukemia. However, studies continue to try to find out where it can be. that protective effect of breast milk towards cancer.
An investigation that has clearly identified high levels of a substance called apoptosis inducer (TRAIL) in human milk has just been published in the Journal of Human Lactation, which could explain the reasons for the protective effect against cancer.
To carry out the analyzes, samples of colostrum and mature mother's breast milk were taken. Blood samples were also taken from healthy women and also from artificial milk samples.
The analyzes showed, without a doubt, that the protein levels apoptosis inducer (TRAIL) they were up to 400 times higher than those of blood, and that, of course, did not appear in any way in artificial milk samples.
The authors of this study who point out that they believe that it is the first to have measured the concentration of this substance in such detail and that the results could be candidates to explain the breastfeeding protection factor against some types of cancer such as lymphoblastic leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and neuroblastoma.
