Keeping aBreast: Ways to PREVENT Breast Cancer

by F a C P Mahmud M D

Breast cancer will strike one out of every 8 women. It is the disease women dread the most. It can disfigure, mutilate and scar womanhood; and its therapy can impair quality of life. Yet there is no concentrated medical effort to prevent it. Physicians focus is on early detection. They simply do not counsel their patients on breast cancer prevention. This book provides clear strategies to reduce the risk of breast cancer - strategies that are not only based on the author's experience as an oncologist, but also on an extensive review of the scientific literature. These strategies consist of simple and natural measures: things to take and things to do, with little or no use of pharmaceuticals. This is a book for all women.

Genres: Health

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 2005

Reviews

[Tiffany]

Couldn't finish this book ... due to a variety of reasons. It's not my area of medicine, for one thing. I did want to read it because a colleague who specializes in oncology recommended it to me, and I enjoyed it for statements like this: progesterone, a natural molecule, cannot be patented. Quite understandably the drug company altered the molecule to make the patentable medroxy-progesterone (Provera) and called it Progestin. Over time the difference between progesterone and Progesin blurred. Even smart doctors consider these substances to be one and the same." which is absolutely why doctors make mistakes--they often don't really know what they think they do, especially because they rely on studies, often erroneous ones, produced by pharmaceutical companies, for their education.

One problem with this book is that it was published in 2008, which in today's world means its science is YEARS behind. Another is that Dr. Mahmud isn't a clear writer. Here's an example: "studies show that the incidence of breast cancer is low in blind women, who because of lack of exposure to light, have higher levels of melatonin..." a weird sentence. He needed to explain what he means by "light" is "artificial light", not "sunlight".

I'm going to research this when I get back from China to see if there is a newer edition because we all need to know more about what the fuck doctors and researchers want to subject us to when we are scared, hurting and at their mercy.

Mainly I think this is an excellent book for the simple explanations of complex subjects and the smart decision of the editors to bold all the newly introduced word and concepts. An index could improve the book.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

My doctor highly recommended this book to me. It is a great medical book (lots of data and references to back up the author's claims) and it is written in a manner that is understandable to people without medical training. Even so, I think I'm going to have to read it again to really comprehend everything. I feel that I have a greater understanding of how hormones, vitamins, etc. function and it gave me some tips on what I can do to help improve my health.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the joys of aging is the need to actually make an effort to maintain the good health that I was blessed with in my youth. This book is a very readable explanation of breast cancer and a review of the literature on healthy habits for prevention. Guess what? Exercise, eat vegies, maintain your weight, don't drink. Nevertheless, I found the book to be very informative and have made a few changes based upon Dr. Mahmud's recommendations.

[Leyland · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is awesome! Though if you think about it, most of the stuff he writes about is not like a huge breakthrough... It all makes sense pretty much. I recommend this to all women just because: 1/7 women get breast cancer and the process is NOT pretty.