I’ve blogged about breast cancer risks for the last couple years during the month of October. It’s startling the sad connection between the consumption of animals and breast cancer. The good news is women have many ways to mitigate risk including lifestyle choices. This is common in other chronic illnesses as well. The links between... Continue Reading →
Why is it that we don't see a daily count for heart disease cases and death since they are greater than any COVID-19 numbers for the same time period? You can ask the same thing for cancer deaths but we don't see a daily update and what we should do about it like we do... Continue Reading →
There are several things we can do to mitigate the risk of breast cancer and the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) shares four steps to do just this! Here I'll share highlights from PCRM and other leaders in the fight on breast cancer. I bet you know or knew someone who has or had... Continue Reading →
Not once, but twice diagnosed, battled, and beat breast cancer. This is what happened to one of my best friends, Peggy Markovic. In the spirit of raising awareness of breast cancer prevention, I asked Peggy if she would be willing to share her story and she accepted. Here I will share a bit of our... Continue Reading →
I bet you know or knew someone who has or had breast cancer. I have lost friends and currently know several who are battling this horrific illness. The current risk for a woman to be diagnosed with breast cancer in America during their lifetime is 1 in 8 (13%). This is not the number one... Continue Reading →
The Healthy Giraffe 