Tag Archives | breast cancer

What You Need to Know about Hormones & Estrogen-Positive Breast Cancer

What You Need to Know about Hormones & Estrogen-Positive Breast Cancer

by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer Today, we understand cancer better than we used to. A generation ago, we associated cancers with the organs in which they originated—breast, prostate, lungs—and treated them accordingly. Now we’re beginning to understand cancer on the genetic level. This is a bad news/good news situation. The […]

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Live, Laugh, Love

Live, Laugh, Love

by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition On a gorgeous spring day 17 years ago, I met a new patient. Wearing a stylish wide-brimmed hat, which hid the early regrowth of her post-chemotherapy hair, as well as her signature strands of pearls, Michele sat calmly smiling. […]

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Can the War on Cancer Be Won? A Surprising Answer

Can the War on Cancer Be Won? A Surprising Answer

By Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund The “War on Cancer” might finally be making good progress—certainly more progress than most of the wars around the world today. We are making real strides in terms of learning about the causes of cancer, the risks and benefits of various tests used […]

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Angelina Jolie's Decision

Angelina Jolie’s Decision

by Diana Zuckerman, PhD. If we care about women’s health, we need to stop thinking of mastectomy as the “brave” choice and understand that the risks and benefits of mastectomy are different for every woman with cancer or the risk of cancer. In breast cancer, any reasonable treatment choice is the brave choice.

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Five Things To Avoid To Prevent Breast Cancer

Five Things To Avoid To Prevent Breast Cancer

by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz. Over the past decade, real progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Even though we are making headway, it’s important to remember we may never completely prevent or cure this disease. We must stay vigilant to continue refining and redefining our breast cancer approaches for greater prevention and survival rates. Here are 5 risk factors that can be eliminated or reduced to help prevent the development of breast cancer.

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