by April Zubko | Jul 11, 2012
Free radicals are often mentioned as a cause of breast cancer, but what exactly are free radicals? Free radicals are highly reactive and unstable molecules, usually oxygen molecules, but not always. Their unstable nature is caused by having an unpaired electron. As a...
by April Zubko | Mar 18, 2012
Today is St. Patrick’s Day and everyone will likely be thinking about luck and leprechauns. But as we all start to think about luck, it is important to remember being diagnosed with breast cancer isn’t a matter of good or bad luck. According to the...
by Sarah Brechon | Feb 28, 2012
A common breast cancer myth is that only women suffer from breast cancer. In actual fact, according to the latest American Cancer Society statistics, approximately 2190 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the United States. Recognizing Breast Cancer in...
by Sarah Brechon | Feb 7, 2012
High estrogen levels in the body are believed to dramatically increase our risk of breast cancer. It is therefore worth understanding what estrogen is and how you can control your estrogen level at the same time as other breast cancer risk factors. What is Estrogen?...
by Monika Zak-Aptekar | May 5, 2010
There is a huge misconception among general population about breast cancer and genetic predisposition. First of all, most cancers are not inherited. Only about 10% of all the cancers are due to a specific genetic change that had been inherited from one of the parents....
