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| Select Resources personally reviewed by our editors. Canhelp.com offers a Comprehensive Personalized Cancer Treatment Information Research Report as a basis to work from with the client for up to ONE Year. Their fee includes a CANHELP report and two in-depth phone consultations, following receipt of the report, with Madeleen Herreshoff, the Director of CANHELP, and short follow-up calls and emails thereafter for up to one year. The Definitive Guide to Cancer edited by Burton Goldberg is a standard reference for anyone considering alternative or complementary therapies. It contains chapters on various practitioners as well as other vital information describing the therapies. The Weston A. Price Foundation offers a wealth of information about diet and nutrition which challenges popular myths. Their research of traditional foods is unparalleled and should be read before considering any "1980s alt med generalism" about avoiding healthy fats and oils. The biochemistry of food-based nutrients is essential reading for a society accustomed to indiscriminately taking supplements or eating soy products. We especially recommend the book reviews and the information about statins and heart disease. WAP sponsors a yearly conference which sells out quickly. Check their web site for updates. We enthusiastically recommend The Four Fold Path to Healing by Thomas S. Cowan, MD, with Sally Fallon and Jaimen McMillan and Nourishing Traditions, the Cook book that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon for an education unavailable anywhere else. Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It (Third Edition) by David Brownstein, M.D. A must-have for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer or fibrocystic breast disease. The editors of Breast Cancer Choices consider the connection between iodine insufficiency and breast disease the most significant discovery we have reviewed in the last 14 years. Assess Your True Risk of Breast Cancer by Patricia T. Kelly, Ph.D. Kelly, a molecular geneticist , examines major studies on hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer, concluding that HRT taken at menopause does not increase the risk of breast cancer. The author also discusses the peer-review literature on HRT taken after diagnosis, making her one of the few people in the world bringing fresh eyes to a subject that most clinicians had made up their minds about without reading up on the subject. Assess Your True Risk of Breast Cancer is an important book which deserves a sequel discussing the current brainwashing of women against hormones in sharp contrast to the published scientific facts. Kelly is the perfect author to investigate how the Women's Health Initiative debacle may have statistically contributed to the premature deaths of women it scared off hormones. The Cancer Control Society Convention held every Labor Day Weekend in Los Angeles presents a smorgasbord of alternative and complementary therapy speakers and exhibits. Tapes and DVDs of the presentations are also available. Frank Cousineau also offers excellent tours of the Mexican Clinics after the convention. The Amazon-L Internet Discussion Group for Breast Cancer. The largest and most evidence-based breast cancer listserv on the web. See toolbar on the left side of the page. The Annie Appleseed Project is an excellent reference resource. Use their search engine as an encyclopedia of cancer resources. Richard Linchitz, MD., located in Glen Cove, NY., maintains an up-to-date understanding of conventional and integrative cancer therapies and is considered an Iodine Literate Doctor (ILD). Sherri Tenpenny, D.O. , located in the Cleveland, Ohio, area is a widely-known health educator who speaks in a compelling, understandable way on her CDs. We recommend Breast Health: Themography and Iodine as essential for all women, whether they have breast cancer or not. This information-filled lecture will answer all your questions about thermography's place in screening as well as the necessity of iodine. Dr. Tenpenny is a pioneer in breast health as well as an expert on the dangers of vaccines. Breast Cancer Choices is deeply indebted to her research and generosity of spirit. Please visit Dr. Tenpenny's Beat Breast Cancer Through Breast Health web page for exciting updates. Revisiting Accepted Wisdom in Management of Breast Cancer by Harriet Bienfield, LAc and Malcolm Bienfield, MD, FACS. This article is a must-read to gain perspective when considering treatment options. It is a little long but the information is well-researched and is consistent with the independent findings of the editors at Breast Cancer Choices. This website is intended as information only. The editors of this site are not medically-trained. Please consult your licensed health care practitioner before implementing any health strategy. The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician. This site accepts no advertising. The contents of this site are copyrighted 2006 by Breast Cancer Choices, Inc. Contact us for reprint permission. Website updated Februaryy 17, 2008. |