Risk Reduction

February 18, 2021

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A healthy diet can go a long way toward reducing your risk of cancer, so it’s important to fill your…

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Breast Cancer 101

Sugar, Carbs, Your Diet and Breast Cancer Risk

October 10, 2020

Sugar is seemingly everywhere, from our favorite desserts to some of our go-to health foods that appear to be otherwise…

woman with gray mask thinking about covid

Breast Cancer 101

Covid: The Looming Breast Cancer Crisis

September 24, 2020

It’s coming. I can feel it in the hallways at work. I can see it in the numbers. These numbers…

Breast Cancer 101

Mighty Fiber: Immunity, Cancer Risk & Top Sources

July 24, 2020

While mainstream conversations about nutrition often focus on things getting enough protein, calcium, or vitamin D, we don’t hear quite…

Inside The Journey

Early Detection of Breast Cancer Saved Me

KELLY LEVO

April 3, 2020

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I don’t share much online or social media other than pictures of my children. I have gone back and forth…

Breast Cancer 101

Vitamin D and Cancer: What’s the Link?

March 4, 2020

Vitamin D has caught the public eye as “the sunshine vitamin” over recent years. While it’s been long studied for…

Breast Cancer 101

The Vitamin You Didn’t Know You Needed

January 15, 2020

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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…

Breast Cancer 101

5 Easy Things Women Can Do to Support Everyday Health

December 18, 2019

Whether you’ve been through a breast cancer diagnosis or are looking to reduce your risk, it’s no doubt that doing…

Breast Cancer 101

Self Breast Exam: The A-Z of How, When and Why

Corinna Underwood

October 4, 2019

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer that affects women in the U.S. (other than skin cancers), but…

Breast Cancer 101

Fast Facts That Could Change Your Life

April 20, 2019

You eat and then you don’t eat – one action predictably follows the other – always. When it comes to…

Breast Cancer 101

Exercising During and After Breast Cancer Treatment

September 8, 2018

Getting regular exercise is one of the most important things you can do for yourself, and that holds just as…

Breast Cancer 101

The Top 6 Anti-Estrogen Foods for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction

September 4, 2018

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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…

Breast Cancer 101

Should You Be Eating Soy? Setting the Record Straight!

Judith Bickel

August 13, 2018

In our comprehensive guide to Menopause, we talked about ways that women can minimize their menopause symptoms and reduce their…

Breast Cancer 101

Mind-Body Connection & Breast Cancer

Laura Dorwart

August 8, 2018

After a breast cancer diagnosis, everything can seem focused on the purely physical, from imaging and exams to fatigue, side…

Breast Cancer 101

To Drink or Not to Drink? We Have Some Answers!

Judith Bickel

March 23, 2018

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If you asked the average person on the street what contributes to breast cancer, chances are they’d say genetics –…

Breast Cancer 101

Get A Move On! How Exercise Can Decrease Your Breast Cancer Risk

Judith Bickel

January 30, 2018

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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Breast Cancer 101

Bulletproof Your House to Reduce Your Cancer Risk

October 3, 2017

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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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Breast Cancer 101

Medications can Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer

Dr. Edith Smith

February 24, 2015

There are a variety of factors that increase breast cancer risk, some of which respond well to risk-reducing medications. The…

Breast Cancer 101

Are you at High Risk for Breast Cancer?

Dr. Edith Smith

January 21, 2015

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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 Cancer 101

BRCA Gene Mutations

May 14, 2013

In 2013, we expect 232,340 new invasive breast cancers plus 64,640 in situ (pre-invasive) cancers, and 40,030 deaths; 2240 of…