Category Archives for breast cancer
Mammograms Identify DCIS But Lead to Over-diagnosis, Over-treatment?
“Breast cancer screening was not associated with any reduction in the incidence of advanced cancer, and overdiagnosis of invasive tumors and ductal carcinoma in situ is a common problem…” Articles
Continue readingDCIS Treatment- Is Radiation My Only Option?
Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) is not cancer. It is Breast Cancer Stage 0. What are Your Treatment Options? Dear Cancer Coach- I was told I may need radiation treatment for my 0 stage breast cancer. I
Continue readingNutritional Therapies- DCIS
“Substantial experimental studies indicated that many dietary natural products could affect the development and progression of breast cancer, such as soy, pomegranate, mangosteen, citrus fruits,
Continue readingCryotherapy- Early Breast Cancer-Solution to Over Treatment
Many patients with breast cancer have relatively non-aggressive disease, but are overtreated,” especially older women… “The solution is to have a treatment option that provides a solution with
Continue readingDCIS: Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment?
The issue of DCIS and how it should be treated is extremely complex. In a Ralph Moss article titled “The Mammography Debate, Part I” DCIS is a topic of discussion. Questions that arise
Continue readingRegression DCIS
“…and offers evidence that CAM therapies may be of value in preventing progression of DCIS to invasive breast cancer…” Many women diagnosed with DCIS wonder if their diagnosis increases
Continue readingBreast Cancer Diet- Foods that Kill Breast Cancer
“but a new study looked at how two specific compounds found in food could treat women who have the most fatal type of breast cancer” Let me begin by stating that I am not talking about silver
Continue readingGreen Tea- Apoptotis- Bladder Cancer
“Compared to control-treated cells, treatment with catechin agents significantly suppressed cell growth in a dose-dependent fashion…”Translation, green tea kills bladder cancer… According
Continue readingDoes PQQ Promote Breast Cancer?
“study showed that higher concentrations of PQQ (50-100 μM) could result in 2-5 fold increase in apoptosis-inducing of U937 human promonocytic lymphoma cells through the depletion of cellular glutathione
Continue readingIs Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) Breast Cancer or Abnormal Cells?
You have been diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ aka DCIS aka pre-breast cancer. Your doctor tells you… “you have noninvasive cancer” “you have a breast lesion” “you
Continue readingFinancial Cost of DCIS Got You Worried? Read This
The cost of early stage breast cancer (DCIS) therapy is a concern that influences treatment decisions for many women, even when they have insurance and higher income… Though Ductal Carcinoma In-situ
Continue readingAromatase Inhibitor Therapy for Women Not Diagnosed with Breast Cancer?
“Tamoxifen is very good at preventing breast cancer, but it also has to be weighed against an increased risk of uterine cancer, stroke or blood clotting negative effects,“ A friend of mine
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