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Scientists study breast milk as an early detection tool for breast cancer

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Scientists study breast milk as an early detection tool for breast cancer

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A new study taking place in Manchester is investigating whether breast milk could help detect breast cancer earlier than a blood test or a scan. The research, led by scientists at The University of Manchester, aims to improve how doctors detect breast cancer that develops during or just after pregnancy. It is often discovered late, when the cancer has already spread, leading to poorer survival rates.

Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in women ages 35–64 in the U.K. and is increasing twice as fast in women under 50 as in women over 50. While breastfeeding is generally associated with lowering the long-term risk of developing breast cancer, risk rises during pregnancy and after giving birth and gradually falls over the following decade.

The study, called BRACELET-BM, has started recruiting participants at the Nightingale Centre in Wythenshawe, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). One of the first mothers to donate breast milk is Hannah Brennan, 31, a married mother of three from Glossop in Derbyshire. She has a 12-month-old baby girl, Ada, as well as a 5-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son.

D. at The University of Manchester, said, "As soon as I saw the research team were looking to recruit women who were breastfeeding, I wanted to do it. As I'm doing my doctorate, I'm passionate about people being involved in research.


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