The Vitamin You Didn’t Know You Needed
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Folic acid (also known as folate) is one of the B-vitamins. You’re probably aware of the recommendation for pregnant women…
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Self Breast Exam: The A-Z of How, When and Why
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Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer that affects women in the U.S. (other than skin cancers), but…
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Fast Facts That Could Change Your Life
You eat and then you don’t eat – one action predictably follows the other – always. When it comes to…
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Exercising During and After Breast Cancer Treatment
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Getting regular exercise is one of the most important things you can do for yourself, and that holds just as…
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The Top 6 Anti-Estrogen Foods for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
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Why should you add anti-estrogen foods into your diet? Let’s just start by stating that multiple benefits burst out of these foods and into your…
Should You Be Eating Soy? Setting the Record Straight!
In our comprehensive guide to Menopause, we talked about ways that women can minimize their menopause symptoms and reduce their…
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Mind-Body Connection & Breast Cancer
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After a breast cancer diagnosis, everything can seem focused on the purely physical, from imaging and exams to fatigue, side…
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To Drink or Not to Drink? We Have Some Answers!
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If you asked the average person on the street what contributes to breast cancer, chances are they’d say genetics –…
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Get A Move On! How Exercise Can Decrease Your Breast Cancer Risk
For the past number of years, we’ve all heard or read about the positive impact that physical activity has toward…
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Bulletproof Your House to Reduce Your Cancer Risk
If you caught me on Good Morning America today, we talked about my favorite antioxidant-caped superheroes (broccoli, berries, turmeric…). In this…
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Medications can Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
There are a variety of factors that increase breast cancer risk, some of which respond well to risk-reducing medications. The…
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Are you at High Risk for Breast Cancer?
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By now, many people are aware that having a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene increases the risk of…
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Breast Self Exam
Dr. Kristi Funk demonstrates to the viewers of Home & Family how to perform a proper breast self exam.
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BRCA Gene Mutations
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In 2013, we expect 232,340 new invasive breast cancers plus 64,640 in situ (pre-invasive) cancers, and 40,030 deaths; 2240 of…
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Sheryl Crow’s Ultimate Breast Cancer Prevention Guide
Sheryl Crow and I were recently invited to the Dr. Oz show. Because breast cancer can be such a complex…
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