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Man who drinks daughter's breast milk to combat cancer

Cancer sufferer Tim Browne pours a rather bizarre ingredient over his breakfast cornflakes – his daughter’s breast milk.

Mum-of-one Georgia, 27, expresses her milk after feeding baby son Monty, then delivers it to her ailing dad in the hope that it will boost his immune system as he battles colon and liver cancer.

And one month after drinking her milk mixed with his daily pinta, scans showed that 67-year-old Tim’s cancer had reduced.

Tim, a retired teacher, of Calne, Wilts, said: “It’s not unpleasant – just slightly pungent and oily. But once it is mixed with cow’s milk, I can’t taste it.

“I do feel like I have a special bond with Georgia and Monty.”

Daughter Georgia, of Bristol, said: “I don’t find it strange at all. I’m just glad to help. My mum Carole and my siblings are right behind it. In fact, they all think it’s quite funny – and Dad’s told his friends.”

Tim was diagnosed with cancer in July 2007, a week before Georgia’s wedding. He had an operation to remove a tumour and a year of chemotherapy put the disease in remission.

But it returned when Georgia was pregnant. Baby Monty was just a month old when she saw a TV documentary on the benefits of breast milk.

She said: “This man with prostate cancer swore that drinking breast milk every day had reduced his tumours. Dad agreed it was a worth a go.”

Tim’s doctors support the odd concoction. But although scans show that his condition has improved, it cannot be proved if it is down to the milk or chemotherapy.

World Cancer Research Fund UK said: “We are not aware of any evidence that breast milk brings any benefits to cancer patients.”

Georgia said: “I’d do anything to give my dad more time.”

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