Presentation Given on June 13, 2014 at Helios Integrated Medicine.

1. June 13, 2014
ReducingYour Risk
For Breast Cancer
What You Can Do

2. Mammograms
✤ Confusion- Frequency
✤ 2009 U.S. Preventative Task Force- Screening at age 50, then every 2
years up until age 74. High Risk Women- Start at age 40.
✤ Over-diagnosis- additional testing, biopsies, chemo/radiation
✤ Recent Canadian Study- Women aged 45-59 receiving mammograms
every year were no less likely to die of breast cancer than women who
did not get regular screening.

3. Risk AssessmentTools
✤ Thermogram- Evaluates breast health through heat sensors vs
radiation. Looks for potential risk factors in the breasts such as
lymphatic congestion, excess estrogen and inflammation. Can detect
pre-cancer conditions up to 10 years earlier than a mammogram.
✤ Estrogen Metabolite Testing- evaluates estrogen metabolites to help
shunt estrogens in healthy pathways in the liver.
✤ Genova Detoxingenomics Test- genetic mutations that may raise your
risk of breast cancer

4. Lifestyle Changes
✤ Weight Management- Overweight women are 3X at greater risk of
developing breast cancer. Obese women- 63% higher risk of death
1. Leptin (protein made in fat cells) stimulates estrogen and turns on
estrogen pathways.
2. Chronic Inflammation in obesity
3. Fatty liver- not detoxing well
✤ Sleep- over 8 hours/night reduces risk of breast cancer by 72%
Low Melatonin levels are associated with higher risk of breast cancer
✤ Chronic Stress- increased Cortisol and lower DHEA and Progesterone
It is a cancer growth factor

5. Lifestyle Changes
✤ Alcohol- increases estrogen in men and women, depletes glutathione
and blocks oxytocin.
✤ Pregnancy- Early Pregnancy reaches final breast maturation-increased
Estriol and Progesterone
✤ Lactation and Oxytocin- Lactation lowers risk through release of
Oxytocin which clears ducts of inflammatory debris. Dry brushing
and nipple stimulation creates healthy epithelial lining in ducts
✤ Estrogenic Imprinting- Risk may begin in the womb. Maternal
exposure to xenoestrogens lead to precancerous lesions/adult cancer

6. Nutrition
✤ Metabolic Syndrome- higher circulation of Insulin that feeds tumor
cells. Suppresses immune system and increases free estradiol.
✤ Fish- no more than twice/week. Healthy fats (Omega 3). Transfats
doubles risk. Avoid GMO’s, fried foods and chargrilled (350%)
✤ Soy- Asian populations eat fermented (not processed) soy.
JAMA study-less cancer reoccurance with more soy whether you had
estrogen receptor + or - breast cancer, but 91% soybeans in U.S. GMO
✤ Toxins- Avoid Xenoestrogens: pesticides, Bisphenol-A, phalates.
Endocrine disruptors: Can mutate genes, alter breast cells to absorb
more estrogen and suppress immunity.

7. Nutrients
✤ Vitamin D- Inhibit the initiation and progression of breast cancer
Anti-inflammatory, reduces CRP, immune modulator
✤ Iodine- deficiency can promote dysplasia and cancer. Check thyroid-
it helps DNA repair and increases oxytocin
✤ Fermented Wheat Germ Extract- Immune modulator-NK cell activity
✤ Statins- increases risk by reducing CoQ10 (risk increases by 800%)
✤ Healthy Gut Flora- optimizes immune health and check for certain
enzymes that can cause increase estrogen

8. Estrogen
✤ Over 400 functions- brain, bone, blood vessels.
✤ Estrogen can fuel estrogen receptor tumors but not bioidentical
estrogen. Breast fat cells produce their own estrogen- can be 10-50X
that of the blood.
✤ High estrogen levels thought to to be a “cause” is likely a reflection of
the increased production in the breast. Extraneous estrogen does not
effect ductal concentrations. Studies- protective
✤ Healthy estrogen metabolism and looking for genetic variations in
estrogen detoxing is critical

9. Personalized Health
✤ Evaluate YOUR personal risk factors
✤ Individualize your care with testing, supplementation and treatment
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