Researches are now using a substance known as HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells), to effectively kill cancer cells from 40 different types of cancer in tests. After being treated with HAMLET, patients who have cancer of the bladder began expelling dead cancer cells in their urine after each dosage. HAMLET was actually stumbled upon accidentally, by researchers who were studying breast milks antibacterial characteristics. Future research hopes to lead to a medicine that can be used to assist in the battle against cancer.
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Saturday, May 1, 2010
Substance in Breast Milk Kills Cancer Cells, Study Suggests
Researches are now using a substance known as HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells), to effectively kill cancer cells from 40 different types of cancer in tests. After being treated with HAMLET, patients who have cancer of the bladder began expelling dead cancer cells in their urine after each dosage. HAMLET was actually stumbled upon accidentally, by researchers who were studying breast milks antibacterial characteristics. Future research hopes to lead to a medicine that can be used to assist in the battle against cancer. 
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