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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers. The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman’s life is almost 1 in 8, however there are many things you can do to decrease your risk:
These tips are not only useful to prevent the onset of breast cancer, but may also serve to prevent recurrence in breast cancer survivors. As a final note, let’s not forget the importance of monthly self-breast exams. It could mean the difference between life and death. Just last week I had one of my patients discover a lump that was later found to be cancerous, which was not discovered on her previous mammograms.
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Please don’t post articles like this. This article was full of bad information that has not be shown in the scientific literature (maybe other than the alcohol study). Did the company selling the liver cleanse and hormone diet products write this copy?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/red-wine-breast-cancer-resveratrol_n_996149.html?ref=healthy-living-health-news&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
I think it is really irresponsible to tell women to stop wearing underwire bras when there hasn’t been a SINGLE study that produced more than a casual relationship.
I get where you’re coming from, but I think since the author clearly states that there aren’t scientific studies to prove this, it’s fairly clear that it’s up for debate. My impression is that Dr. Turner’s taking the philosophy of “better safe than sorry,” which, as long as she’s being transparent about the proof behind her claims, doesn’t seem irresponsible to me at all.