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Testing breast milk ‘may help diagnosis of breast cancer’

Researchers are recruiting 40 women to test whether cancer DNA in breast milk can detect disease earlier than blood tests or scans.

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Testing breast milk could lead to the earlier diagnosis of breast cancer, researchers believe. Scientists at the University of Manchester are examining whether circulating tumour DNA from cancer, which can show up in breast milk, could identify the disease earlier than a blood test or scan. Breastfeeding is known to lower the risk of breast […]

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Extra.ie broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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