Menopause Management - Dr. Barbie Taylor

Difficulties in Determining if Estrogen, Progestogen, or Both Cause Breast Cancer  (YouTube Video # 379)

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to determine if estrogen, progestogen, or both cause breast cancer? This is something that warrant a lot of consideration because it’s at the root of some of the most confusion and fear in the world of breast cancer. So, in this podcast, I will set the stage for our analysis for di...

)    Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tools  (YouTube Video # 378)

Have you ever heard of a “breast cancer risk assessment tool”? Or perhaps you’ve heard of such things described as “breast cancer risk assessment models.” Well regardless of whether you have or haven’t heard of them, you need to know that they exist. Beyond that, you need to know that there are many of them, and that they do not agree with one another in terms o...

Diet & Lifestyle as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer  (YouTube Video # 377)

Do you know the diet and lifestyle risk factors for breast cancer? Do you know the specifics that make them risk factors? And what about how much they each increase your risk for breast cancer? You see, in order to make use of the list of risk factors, you have to know more than just the fact that something is on the list, especially when it comes t...

Dense Breasts as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer  (YouTube Video # 376)

You’re probably familiar with the term “dense breasts.” You may even have dense breasts. And I’ve already taught you that dense breasts are a risk factor for breast cancer. But do you know why they are? Can you think of any logical reason that more of a normal part of your breast anatomy would put you at greater risk of breast cancer? That’s what I’ll ad...

Reproductive Risk Factors for Breast Cancer  (YouTube Video # 374)

Did you know that your entire reproductive life affects your risk for Breast Cancer? When you started having periods and when you stopped having periods. When you first got pregnant and how many times you were pregnant. Even your breastfeeding history affects your risk of breast cancer. Ahh, but precisely how does each of these things exert an effect? That’s ...

Age as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer  (YouTube Video # 373)

Everybody talks about the fact that your risk of breast cancer increases with age. But, what exactly do they mean by that? Or do they even know what they mean by that? It turns out that the statement “Your risk of breast cancer increases with age” does not mean what you think it means. And you would never understand its true meaning without watching hearing thi...

Family History as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer  (YouTube Video # 372)

Everybody talks about their family history of breast cancer in terms of how it impacts their own risk for breast cancer. But few are accurate in what they say. There are very specific relatives who have an impact on your risk for breast cancer. But the fear associated with this disease has induce massive extrapolations of the facts. In this podcast, I w...

) Exposure to Intense Radiation as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer  (YouTube Video # 371)

What do you know about radiation exposure in terms of its effect on your risk of breast cancer? What kind of radiation poses a threat? How much radiation constitutes a risk? How long after radiation exposure do you have the increased risk for breast cancer. These are all questions I’ll address in this podcast. Knowing these specifics ca...

What Makes Breast Cancer “Cancer”?  (YouTube Video # 363)

 How would you answer the question, “What makes breast cancer ‘cancer’?” Would you have a logical set of requirements that it met I order to deserve the designation “cancer”? Or would you realize that you’ve never even thought about it before. If you’ve never even thought about it before, you’re normal. But you’re also vulnerable for labeling disease that are not brea...