Diagnosis of breast cancer by breast milk test

Scientists have successfully investigated the method of diagnosing breast cancer in women by testing breast milk.

Cells in breast milk can easily be tested to see if women after childbirth carry the gene that causes cancer. Scientists hope that in the next few years, all mothers after having a baby will be given colostrum samples to test their risk of breast cancer.

Compared to current breast cancer diagnosis methods such as X-rays or biochemical tests, breast cancer diagnosis methods by breast milk tests are much simpler and cost much lower but still produce equivalent diagnostic results.

Breast milk tests can detect women's risk of breast cancer (Artwork).

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (USA) have taken milk samples from more than 250 mothers after childbirth. These women were also sampled for biopsies. After that, the research team conducted independent testing of milk and biopsy samples.

As a result, the scientists found that women who had a biopsy with cancer cells had similar results when they were tested for breast cancer.

Dr. Kathleen Arcaro, head of the study, said: ' Although new research is conducted on a small scale, this method can be used to examine cells in breast milk to fight Risk of breast cancer risk in women. '