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 discovering the answer. 

)    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 of your risk for breast cancer. So listen to this podcast to learn their capabilities and limitations in terms of assessing your risk for breast cancer.

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 to diet and lifestyle risk factors. In this podcast, I’ll give you the specifics.

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 address in this podcast.

Why Menstrual Cycles Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer  (YouTube Video # 385)

So far, I’ve taught you that menstrual cycles are what increase your risk of breast cancer. But have you ever wondered why that is? How can it be that merely having menstrual cycles increases your risk of breast cancer? What else is going on when you have menstrual cycles? In this podcast, I’ll make it all crystal clear.

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 what you’ll learn in this podcast.

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 this podcast.

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 will delineate the true impact of family history on your risk of breast cancer.

) 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 can help you focus on radiation that matters and relax about radiation that doesn’t.   

Personal History of Cancer as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer   (YouTube Video # 370)

Do you know how having had a personal history of cancer affects your risk for breast cancer? Does any cancer in any organ count? Or does it pertain only to gynecologic cancers? And does it include both hereditary cancers and non-hereditary cancers, or just one or the other? You need to know! And if you listen to this podcast, you will.