‘MORE RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE’

Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical director for Patient.co.uk, says: “While drinking breast milk won’t cause any harm, there is minimal evidence it can cure cancer. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the most effective treatments available and I wouldn’t advise anyone to substitute these for breast milk. There needs to be much further research into the link between breast milk and cancer. However, drinking it alongside chemotherapy/radiotherapy is unlikely to cause any harm.”