Over the last several years, enormous controversy has erupted over the usual ways we detect and treat breast cancer. What is the current state of scientific understanding about this common disease? Dr. Susan Love, author of the enormously popular Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book, describes when mammograms are most helpful and why people have been arguing about them.
She also discusses what is now known about the nature of breast cancer and shares her personal story as a cancer (leukemia) survivor. How can women help science learn about preventing breast cancer in the first place?
Don’t miss the extended interview with Dr. Susan Love.
This Week’s Guest:
Susan Love, M.D., is Chief Visionary Officer of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the eradication of breast cancer. She is also an adjunct professor of Surgery at UCLA.
She is the author of Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book and Dr. Susan Love’s Hormone Book. Her websites include armyofwomen.org and healthofwomenstudy.org, as well as dslrf.org. We offer the opportunity to get both the CD of the show and Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book for 15% less than list price in this Listen & Read combination.
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