Mammograms Don't Save Lives And the Data Has Known It for Decades

In this solo episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons breaks down the newly released American College of Physicians mammography screening guidelines, what they say, what the data behind them actually shows, and why the radiology community's response raised more questions than it answered. She also makes the case that DCIS has been misclassified, mistreated, and misrepresented for decades, and walks through what a truly preventive breast cancer screening protocol looks like in practice.

She rounds out the episode with a clear-eyed look at collagen supplementation and breast cancer risk, and addresses hormone replacement therapy after a breast cancer diagnosis.

Every woman deserves this information before she makes a decision, not after.

What You'll Learn

• Why DCIS is not breast cancer and what the data says about over treating it
• What the new ACP mammography screening guidelines say and why the radiology world responded with opinion instead of evidence
• What the Wisdom Trial revealed about personalized breast cancer screening and why the results make annual mammogram guidelines indefensible
• What preventive breast cancer screening actually looks like without radiation, compression, or harm
• Why collagen supplementation has no association with breast cancer risk or recurrence
• Why bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is not off the table after a breast cancer diagnosis 
• Why treating the tumor without addressing root cause is not treatment

Episode Timeline

00:00 Understanding DCIS: The Controversy
15:54 Rethinking Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
39:29 Innovative Breast Cancer Screening Methods
46:08 The Importance of Metabolic Health
52:42 Reevaluating Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
59:27 Holistic Approaches to Breast Cancer Treatment
01:04:27 Understanding Hormone Replacement Therapy
01:15:19 The Path to Prevention and Optimal Health
1:17:00 Where to Start With Prevention

Resources Mentioned:

• jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2847514
• www.targetedonc.com/view/hrt-shows-no-adverse-effect-on-breast-cancer-risk-in-patients-with-brca-variant

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