Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) is a hormone that appears naturally in humans and cows. It is present in high levels in milk from cows treated with recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH). 1. Cancer Prevention Coalition: Milk: America’s Health Problem - How recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone increases Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 in milk and how it is related to increased risk of breast, colon, and prostate cancers. 2. Consumer Health Journal: Hormones in Milk Are Linked to Cancer - Alison Stewart's article on the presence of IGF-1 in milk from both treated and untreated cows, and an analysis of the studies connecting it to cancer. 3. Milk and the Cancer Connection - Review of the evidence linking the consumption of milk from cows treated with bovine growth hormone with an increased risk of breast, prostate and colon cancer. 4. Organic Consumers Association: Bovine Growth Hormone - Collection of news and articles about the use of rBGH, the health concerns related to IGF-1 in milk, legal challenges and government regulations. 5. Europa: Growth Promoting Hormones Pose Health Risk to Consumers - The EU Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to Public Health confirmed that the use of hormones as growth promoters for cattle poses a potential health risk to consumers.

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