Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I thought I’d talk a little bit about what my production company is up to currently. We’re now embarking on our second documentary film mentioned in a past few blogs: “A New Standard of Care: Alternative Cancer Therapies.” I started editing A New SOC as my first film release but got sidetracked when I fell into the horrific story about what was happening in the world of breast cancer (BC) screening. I Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Can breast cancer hurt? I’ve been told by several breast cancer patients that it can. However, their doctors told them it does not hurt and therefore disregarded their complaints, missed their breast cancers (BC), and put them into a later staged tumor once finally detected. This is tragic. Here’s one story I encountered during an interview: A woman went to her doctor complaining that she had breast pain. The doctor replied, “Well, breast Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: When I saw that the American Cancer Society (ACS) stopped recommending clinical and self-exams for breast cancer, I was a wee confused. How can something so fundamental to breast health suddenly be dropped? Let’s investigate… While I am still researching the above topic for my upcoming book tentatively entitled “bOObs: The Truth Behind Breast Cancer Screening,” what I have uncovered thus far is pretty jaw-dropping. Here’s what the ACS has to say Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: So today we’re diving into a deep dark secret of Medicine: Doctors get monetary kickbacks for prescribing things such as mammograms. How do I know this? If you’ve seen my film, you’ll see the paper trail right there on the screen. I was a little shocked when I discovered this. But it wasn’t the first time I’d heard of this scheme, so perhaps I shouldn’t have been. Let’s look into the abyss… Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: So I’m going to vent a wee bit here regarding how a funky growth on my back with a strange biopsy was treated recently by Modern Medicine. This type of debacle is unfortunately one I keep reliving over and over again, so I decided to write about it in hopes that it might help some of you. I know I sound a little cynical sometimes and I apologize if that’s off-putting, but Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m re-posting this as many of you recent joiners may have missed it — and it is important. Women are often told that 3D mammography will find more cancer and that it’s lower radiation than the “old” 2D mammogram. These are both over-statements. Let’s take a closer look. First, it’s perplexing that medicine has decided to — instead of investigating a new non-invasive, non-radiative screening device — double-down and invest oodles of Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: This is additional info to the past post I did on bras and deodorants, and goes into more research details I came across on the former. There are quite a few studies, it turns out. Several physicians in my film agreed that bras may make women look “prettier” and help stabilize, but they aren’t necessarily the best thing for breast health. The constriction of bras slows down the natural lymphatic flow out Read more…
Hello bOObs Blogettes and HAPPY BELATED EASTER! I decided to repost this blog so that the new people joining us might be alerted to this important information. Suffice to say this: The amount of radiation in a mammogram is much higher than the medical establishment is letting on. Surprised? I was. Here’s why this is so: When your doctor (or whomever) tells you that the radiation in a mammogram is “the same amount as you get Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’ve briefly touched upon how long-term stress is really bad for the body and your health, but let’s look at this in more detail as it’s oh-so important. I think most doctors would agree that taking as much stress as possible out of your life would be a really sound goal for all of us. They probably know this both from personal experience but also from understanding the physiological effect stress has Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: The memory of my three dear friend’s passing floated through my thoughts this morning so I thought I’d share their breast cancer (BC) stories, as all were quite different. Two were quite inspiring, while the third saddens me to think of it. So while I believe you’ll learn a few things from their stories, I wanted to warn you to read at your own risk as it is about their different BC Read more…