BREAST CANCER: Take a walk to reduce your risk
It is difficult to believe that I was diagnosed with advanced invasive breast cancer - and given a poor prognosis - back in April 2000. Eight months later, having followed a different treatment path, I went into remission and have never looked back...
INFERTILITY: Well, how about one of our cancer drugs?
Most breast cancer surgeons engage in surgical overkill, and many safety questions surround the new wonder drugs. ... ...
Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity increases your risk of postmenopausal breast cancer by 50 to 100 per cent (Am J Clin Nutrition, 1987; 45: 289). It also increases your risk of dying from the dis ...
Modern medical risks: Early and prolonged use of oral contraceptives. Oestrogen replacement therapy, with high doses and prolonged use. Premenopausal mammography, with early and repeated exposure. Non hormonal prescription drugs, such as some anti...
Surgery for breast cancer increases the risk of relapse or death within three years following the procedure, cancer specialist Michael Baum has revealed.
OTITIS MEDIA
Try osteopathy before grommets
Osteopathy offers a long-term solution to acute otitis media (AOM), a childhood ear infection usually treated with antibiotics.
I’ve recently had surgery for high-grade DCIS, and am now undergoing radiotherapy. After reading WDDTY vol 14 no 11, I am really worried because of all the biopsies and mammograms I’ve had.
