If You're Breastfeeding and Scheduled for a Biopsy, Read This...

The Love/Avon Army of Women Breast Cancer Project needs you!

Tanya at The Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog alerted me to this crucial study. She explains, "The primary goal is to identify molecular biomarkers for breast cancer. This could lead to breast cancer detection long before we notice lumps, and as you know, early detection is the key to survival."

She goes on to say, "Another benefit could be the development of a simple breastmilk test which could determine if breast cancer is present - at its earliest stages - through epithelial cells in the milk, and without the need for biopsies. Biopsies are obviously invasive and stressful, and to make matters worse, mothers are often told that they must wean before they can get one performed."

Dr. Kathleen Arcaro, a University of Massachusetts professor, is conducting the research and needs to find 250 women who are breastfeeding and scheduled for a biopsy. For more information, please contact Tanya at motherwearblog@gmail.com or Dr. Arcaro at karcaro@nre.umass.edu.