Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer, Cancers, Estrogen, Reproductive Hormones Aging, Alternative & Complementary, Biodentical, Compounding, Continuous Regimen, Cyclic Regimen, Education, Endometrium, ERT, Estrogen, Healthcare professionals, Hormone Receptor, Hormones, Hysterectomy, Misinformation, Peri-Menopause, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Post-Menopause, Progestogen, Risk, Risk Factors, Uterine Ablation, Uterus, WHI StudyHow would you answer if someone posed the question, “Does estrogen cause breast cancer”? Would you have a ready answer? Would you fumble with the answer? Or would you possibly balk at the question itself? In this video, I will lead you through…
Difficulty in Determining if Estrogen, Progestogen or Both Cause Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers, Estrogen, Misinformation, Progesterone, Reproductive Hormones Aging, Bioidentical, Compounding, Continuous Regimen, Cyclic Regimen, Dense breasts, Diet, ERT, Family Histgory, FDA, Genetic Predisposition, HRT, Lifestyle, Medical History, Menstrual Life, Peri-Menopause, Periods, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pregnancy, Research Studies, Risk, Risk FactorsDo you have any idea how difficult it is to determine if estrogen, progestogen, or both cause breast cancer? This is something that warrants a lot of consideration because it’s at the root of some of the most confusion and fear in the world…
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tools
Breast Cancer, Cancers Atypia, Benign, Bilateral, BMI, BRCA, BRCAPRO, Breast Biopsy, Breast Disease, Claus Model, Dense breasts, Ethnicity, Family History, Gail Model, Genetic Mutation, Genetic Testing, Guidelines, Hereditary Cancer, Hyperplasia, IBIS Model, Insurance, Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, Malignant, Ovarian Cancer, Periods, Pregnancy, Race, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Sporadic Cancer, Statistics, Surgery, Tailoring, Tyrer-Cusick ModelHave you ever heard of a “breast cancer risk assessment tool”? Or perhaps you’ve heard of such things described as “breast cancer risk assessment models.” Well regardless of whether you have or haven’t heard of them, you need to…
Why Menstrual Cycles Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Breast Tenderness, Breastfeeding, Ductal, Endometrium, Estrogen, Lobular, Mammary Glands, Menstrual Life, Oxytocin, Periods, Pregnancy, Progesterone, Prolactin, Risk, Risk Factors, UterusSo far, I’ve taught you that menstrual cycles are what increase your risk of breast cancer. But have you ever wondered why that is? How can it be that merely having menstrual cycles increases your risk of breast cancer? What else is going…
Reproductive Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Breastfeeding, Menarche, Menstrual Life, Periods, Post-Menopause, Pregnancy, Puberty, Research Studies, Risk, Risk FactorsDid you know that your entire reproductive life affects your risk for Breast Cancer? When you started having periods and when you stopped having periods. When you first got pregnant and how many times you were pregnant. Even your breastfeeding…
Age as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Aging, Genetic Mutation, Risk, Risk Factors, StatisticsEverybody talks about the fact that your risk of breast cancer increases with age. But, what exactly do they mean by that? Or do they even know what they mean by that? It turns out that the statement “Your risk of breast cancer increases with…
Family History as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers BRCA, Family History, Genetic Mutation, Genetic Predisposition, Genetic Testing, Habits, Hereditary Cancer, Lifestyle, Misinformation, Risk, Risk Factors, Sporadic Cancer, StatisticsEverybody talks about their family history of breast cancer in terms of how it impacts their own risk for breast cancer. But few are accurate in what they say. There are very specific relatives who have an impact on your risk for breast cancer.…
Exposure to Intense Radiation as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Abnormal Cells, Aging, BRCA, Chromosomes, Diagnosis, Genetic Mutation, Hereditary Cancer, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Mammograms, Radiation Exposure, Radiotherapy, Risk, Risk Factors, StatisticsWhat do you know about radiation exposure in terms of its effect on your risk of breast cancer? What kind of radiation poses a threat? How much radiation constitutes a risk? How long after radiation exposure do you have the increased risk for…
Hereditary vs Non-Hereditary Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Aging, Alcohol, Bilateral, Chemotherapy, Chromosomes, Diet, Family History, Genetic Mutation, Genetic Testing, Genetics, Guidelines, Hereditary Cancer, Hormone Receptor, Mammogram, Mastectomy, Menstrual Life, Misinformation, Obesity, Ovaries, Prognosis, Radiation Exposure, Risk, Risk Factor, Screening, Sedentary, Smoking, SurgeryBreast cancer can be hereditary or non-hereditary. And knowing how they differ is absolutely critical. This is especially true with the rampant fear of breast cancer that blurs the lines between them more and more. In this video, I’ll take…
“Risk” of Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Aging, Education, Family History, HRT, Misinformation, Risk, Risk Factors, Statistics, Tailoring, WHI StudyI’m sure you’ve heard the word “risk.” But how much do you know about that word? How do you apply it when you hear about something increasing or decreasing your chance of getting breast cancer? It is so much more than just a simple definition.…
