Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?

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How 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

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Do 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

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Have 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

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So 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

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Did 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

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Everybody 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

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Everybody 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

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What 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

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Breast 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

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I’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.…