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…
Diet & Lifestyle as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Abdominal Fat, Abnormal Cells, Aging, Alcohol, Breast Density, Clinical Breast Exam, Diet, Epigenetics, Family History, Genetic Mutation, Genetic Predisposition, Lifestyle, Mammogram, Meat, Menstrual Life, Misinformation, Obesity, Personal History, Pre-cancer, Risk, Risk Factors, Saturated Fats, Sedentary, Self Breast Exam, Sleep, Smoking, Statistics, WineDo you know the diet and lifestyle risk factors for breast cancer? Do you know the specifics that make them risk factors? And what about how much they each increase your risk for breast cancer? You see, in order to make use of the list of risk…
Dense Breasts as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Breastfeeding, Dense breasts, Fibrocystic Tissue, Menarche, Menstrual Life, Periods, Post-Menopause, Pregnancy, Risk, Risk Factors, StatisticsYou’re probably familiar with the term “dense breasts.” You may even have dense breasts. And I’ve already taught you that dense breasts are a risk factor for breast cancer. But do you know why they are? Can you think of any logical reason…
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…
Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancers Aging, Alcohol, Breastfeeding, Dense breasts, Diet, Education, Family History, Genetic Mutation, Menstrual Life, Misinformation, Obesity, Periods, Personal History, Post-Menopause, Pregnancy, Radiotherapy, Risk, Risk Factors, Saturated Fats, Sedentary, SmokingIf you had to list the risk factors of breast cancer, could you do it? How many would you put on your list? And how sure would you be of their accuracy as a known risk factor for breast cancer? With all the hype and scare tactics of our time,…
Breast Cancer Genetic Mutations
Breast Cancer, Cancers BRCA, Chromosomes, Epigenetics, Ethnicity, Family History, Genetic Mutations, Genetic Testing, Genetics, Gynecologic Cancers, Healthcare professionals, Hereditary Breast Cancer, Lifestyle, Melanoma, Misinformation, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate, Race, Research Studies, Risk, Risk Factors, StatisticsHow much do you know about the various breast cancer genetic mutations? How many are there? How do they differ? Do they all carry the same degree of risk? There’s more to know that you realize. I’ll address all these things in this video…