Could breast milk hold the secret to early breast cancer detection? An interview with Cristina Saura

A recent paper has reported the potential use of breast milk liquid biopsy for the early diagnosis of breast cancer. In this exclusive interview, we speak with Cristina Saura (Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain) about her teams that could revolutionize breast cancer detection for pregnant and postpartum women.  How could this research improve outcomes for breast cancer patients? We have shown for the first time that breast milk from breast cancer patients contains tumor DNA, known as circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA). This ctDNA can be detected in breast milk by liquid biopsy even before breast cancer can...