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The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Release Date: 10/03/2024

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Only about 1 in 4 women are aware of a change they can make that lowers their risk of breast cancer. And it's simple.

 

Half of all breast cancer cases are preventable, according to decades of research. In Dr. Kristi Funk's estimation, as many as 90% of cases are preventable.

 

Dr. Funk, breast cancer surgeon and a leading prevention expert, joins The Exam Room Podcast to share this small, but mighty change that anyone can make to dramatically reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.

 

She talks with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll.

 

On This Episode

- The diet and cancer connection

- Best-cancer-fighting foods

- Foods that cause cancer

- Dairy and breast cancer

- How to talk to your doctor about preventing cancer

- Let's Beat Breast Cancer campaign

- Live viewer questions

 

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