A new study in Annals of Internal Medicine, also discussed in today's New York Times, attempts to determine which women with "dense" breast tissue would benefit most from supplemental screening. The authors do note that previous studies have shown that women with "dense" breast tissue do have more breast cancers. The Times further reports: An expert, not part of the study, Dr. Carol Lee, a diagnostic radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, said, “I think this paper gives some very good information. But I don’t think it answers the question.”
I couldn't agree more! It certainly doesn't completely answer the question. You still need to discuss the issue with your Doctor. Until the matter is sorted out: Why not consider what you may do for prevention?
A study in Cancer Research confirms the inverse association between carotenoid levels and breast cancer: overall, a 30% reduction in breast cancers with higher carotenoid levels (similar to many other studies). Especially remarkable, in women with the highest breast density (and highest risk for breast cancer), those women with higher carotenoid levels had 50% fewer breast cancers!
Eat your colorful vegetables and fruits (more carotenoids), take your Lifepak™nano (more about that in future posts) and get your Skin Carotenoid Score to monitor your increase in level of protection from breast cancer! The more carotenoids the FEWER breast cancers!
Together we can prevent 90,000 breast cancers this year!
This is general content and not personal medical advice, but call 512-451-5788 to get your scan.
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