Cancer

Animal studies have been suggestive that lactoferrin, one of the principal proteins found in colostrum, may help prevent or shrink cancers. Colostrum also contains milk fats which have been shown to be anticarcinogenic.

• Lactoferrin prevents colon¹³⁴, bladder¹³⁵, tongue¹³⁶, esophagus and lung¹³⁷ cancers and lung metastasis^138,139 in animal models. The underlying mechanisms are under study but appear to be related to lactoferrin’s ability to boost immune system function^140-143
• Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and other fats found in colostrum and milk have also been shown to anticarcinogenic properties^144,145