They aren't saying the lactalbumin protein causes

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They aren't saying the lactalbumin protein causes cancer

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If a-lactalbumin does not cause or promote cancer then producing autoantibodies to eliminate it would do nothing to effect the cancer. Then there's the problem of having an autoimmune response that attacks a normal function like lactation. You would be inducing an autoimmune disease into any woman who starts lactating.

Then there's their rationale.

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The feasibility of our vaccine strategy relies heavily on whether women have a T cell repertoire capable of mounting an effective proinflammatory immune response to human α-lactalbumin.]The feasibility of our vaccine strategy relies heavily on whether women have a T cell repertoire capable of mounting an effective proinflammatory immune response to human α-lactalbumin.
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/8/6/56/htm

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We know from research into CCR5 and cancer that you want a ramped up immune response but a proinflammatory immune response can be a negative.