Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a dominant fear for many women. Fortunately, it’s also largely a preventable disease with the right diet and a healthy lifestyle. Contrary to what most people hope for, early detection by mammography causes more harm than good. Radical surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are brutal remedies universally prescribed to women with breast cancer, yet they provide little survival benefit. Hormone manipulation is of some value, however the best and most overlooked approach for treating breast cancer is a change in diet and exercise.

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  Early Detection:

  • May 2012: Mammography Screening: Truth, Lies and Controversy [Paperback] By Peter C. Gotzsche, MD.
  • January 2012: Mammography Causes Untold Harms
  • September 2010: Few Benefits from Mammography, Yet Physicians Are Forced to Prescribe It
  • March 2012: Doctors Ignorant about Mammograms and PSA Testing
  • February 2010: Early Detection Testing? Chance of Harm Is 100%. Chance of Benefit Is < 1 in a 1000
  • December 2008: Breast Cancers Spontaneously Disappear
  • A Starch-based Diet Supports Spontaneous Healing: Atherosclerosis, Arthritis, and Sometimes Cancer
  • December 2006: Mammograms Fail Women from Age 40 Years
  • February 2002: Mammography is Unjustified–A Letter Few Newspapers Will Print
  • April 2004: Mammography Over-Diagnoses Millions of Women with Breast Cancer
  • May 2002: No Breast Self Examination
  • August 2005: Mammograms and Breast Exams Fail Women Again

  Prevention:

  • December 2006: Raw Food Vegetarian Diet Protects Us from Cancer
  • September 2005: Stress Reduces Your Risk of Breast Cancer
  • September 2005: Feed Your Children Right—Fries Today May Mean Breast Cancer Tomorrow
  • May 2008: Vitamin Supplements May Increase Breast Cancer

  Treatment:

  • May 2013: Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy – People Are Desperate for Change
  • December 2008: Breast Cancers Spontaneously Disappear
  • December 2006: Low-fat, Plant-food Diet Slows Breast Cancer
  • May 2005: The Best Breast Cancer Treatment: Diet and Exercise
  • May 2009: A Starch-based Diet Supports Spontaneous Healing: Atherosclerosis, Arthritis, and Sometimes Cancer
  • July 2007: Study Fails to Show Benefits of Fruits and Veggies…
  • August 2007: Colon Cancer Patients Die Faster with Western Diet

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