by David Steinman, Suzanne Levert, Samuel S. Epstein
Book Description Although the rates of breast cancer have escalated - from one in 20 four decades ago to one in 8 today - still, the cancer establishment insists that we have turned the tide against breast cancer. Not so, say the authors of this groundbreaking book, and they back their claim with the most thorough analysis of all known and suspected causes of breast cancer yet undertaken. What they reveal is the heartening news that breast cancer is preventable - news ignored by the cancer establishment - and that its rise is directly related to an out-of-control spread of the very factors that increase our risk of breast cancer: from environmental and workplace carcinogens to unhealthy lifestyle choices, from hormones pumped into commercial livestock to estrogenic medications, from premenopausal mammography to cosmetics and household hazards. For the first time, this book exposes all the causes of breast cancer and lays out all the possible preventive measures. The good news is there's plenty every woman can do to keep this dread disease at bay, and The Breast Cancer Prevention Program provides a fascinating, informative, and empowering blueprint for health. Synopsis
Told by cancer establishment giants like the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society that prevention is not possible, most women follow the advice of these so-called experts, submitting to annual mammography and hoping for the best. In the Breast Cancer Prevention Program, Dr. Samuel S. Epstein and David Steinman expose just how wrongheaded this approach is. The truth is, breast cancer is not a random killer. There are many simple, straightforward ways women can help protect themselves against it. Supported by a wealth of scientifically documented, medically sound information, this groundbreaking book outlines the unpublished "Dirty Dozen" risk factors for breast cancer and describes in detail the ways to avoid them. Customer Comments A reader from New York,
September 15, 1998
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