Blame Quote by Dean Ornish

Lifestyle changes may help reduce risk, but no study has shown that lifestyle changes alone can eliminate the risk of breast cancer, especially in…

— Dean Ornish

Nearly every BRCA mutation carrier's main concern is how to avoid the fate of relatives who have had, and possibly died from, breast or…

— Kristi Funk

Risk reduction for BRCA2 carriers includes taking tamoxifen. Removing ovaries prior to age 40 drops breast cancer risk in half. Ovarian cancer surveillance is…

— Kristi Funk

It is absolutely a good thing that she [Angelina Jolie] helped to educate the world about the existence of this mutation; hopefully, as a…

— Kristi Funk

In my practice, the majority of mutation carriers choose mastectomy; however, for those without cancer, they have much more control over the timing. For…

— Kristi Funk

The biggest risk factor for cancer is aging.

— Laurie Glimcher

I have that gene mutation too and it’s not something I would believe in for myself. I wouldn’t call it the brave choice. I…

— Melissa Etheridge

Breast cancer is not just a woman's issue - it affects all of us: the brothers, husbands, fathers, children and friends.

— Ralph Lauren

“Genes determine our risk for a disease, but our lifestyle and environment can either trigger or suppress those risks.”

— John J. Ratey

We know that childhood and adolescence are the most crucial times for environmental stimuli to affect breast cancer risk, but changes made during adulthood…

— Joel Fuhrman

Knowing your genetic health risks will help you make better decisions.

— Anne Wojcicki

Men are at risk for breast cancer as well. That's absolutely true.

— Mikhail Varshavski