The very worst kind of breast cancer is so called “triple negative” or TN. It has no receptors for estrogen, progesterone or the HER2 gene that make for sensitivity to endocrine manipulation. That makes for more aggressive cancer. The Department of...
Breast cancer is a complicated disease. But studies have shown that a vegetarian diet can help some women reduce their risk of cancer and can also increase chances of survival. A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reinforced existing...
Diethylstilboestrol (DES), the synthetic oestrogen, caused re-productive deformities and reproductive cancer among a generation of children born to millions of American women who took the drug to prevent mis-carriage in the middle of the last...
HRT: Modesty forbids, but we told you so
Women who choose hormone replacement therapy after menopause may be at greater risk of certain kinds of breast cancer, according to a US study. ...
SCREENING: No, it doesn’t save lives
Does a delay in the treatment of breast cancer affect survival rates? And if so, is it the woman's delay in reporting, or the practitioner's delay in treating, that's the most important factor? ...
A major re-analysis of the worldwide evidence linking breast cancer with HRT has concluded that the risk of the disease increased in women using HRT and that the longer the use, the greater the in ...
The latest example of medical double speak concerns the contraceptive pill. ...
Progesterone in yam cream has had adverse effects on myself and an acquaintance. It took us both months to sort out our hormones after discontinuing use. I was also advised to take 2 tbsp
John Whitcomb
What Doctors Don't Tell You