Websites
For your convenience, the websites listed in the book, Better Breast Health - for Life!™ are listed as hotlinks below. Each website is listed in the order it appears in the book. Just click on the website link of your choice to launch the website. (Requires an active Internet connection.)
1 How Does Breast Cancer Develop?
For more information on all known breast cancer types, their frequency of occurrence, treatment, and prognoses, visit the American Cancer Society website http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_breast_cancer_5.asp
2 How is Breast Cancer Detected?
For more information on breast cancer detection and testing, visit the American Cancer Society website http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_breast_cancer_diagnosed_5.asp?rnav=cri
3 Genetic Factors
For more information on gene testing and the risk associated with these inherited genes, visit the National Cancer Institute website http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/BRCA
To determine if your BMI correlates to a higher risk of adverse effects on health, determine your body height in feet and inches and your weight in pounds and then visit the National Cancer Institute website http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/obesity
4 Estrogenic Factors
For more information on the risks and benefits associated with menopausal hormone use, visit the National Cancer Institute website http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/digest-postmenopausal-hormone-use and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration website http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/estrogens_progestins/default.htm
To explore birth control methods, visit the U.S. Food & Drug Administration websites http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/brthcon.html and http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/babytabl.html
5 Environmental Factors
For more information on endocrine disruptors visit the National Resources Defense Council website http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp#disruptor
For a list of the top 40 potentially harmful ingredients commonly used in personal products, or to check the ingredients on the labels of your products, visit the website http://www.antiagingchoices.com/harmful_ingredients/toxic_ingredients.htm
For purchase information on beverage bottles made exclusively of plastic materials not known to leach harmful substances, visit the Blender Bottle website http://www.blenderbottle.com
For purchase information on polypropylene baby bottles made by Medela and their Day Carrier Kit , visit the Amazon website http://www.shopping.com/xFS?KW=Medela+Accessories&FN=Baby+Care&FD=85708 or the Baby Mania website http://www.breastfeedingaccessories.com/cooler_carriers.html
For a list of known environmental pollutants and toxins from the Environmental Protection Agency, visit http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/pollutants.html
For a Citizen’s Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety, visit http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/Publications/Cit_Guide/citguide.pdf
For the latest Report on Carcinogens from the Department of Health and Human Services, visit http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2005/niehs-31.htm
For the Environmental Working Group’s study on the toxic effect of various chemicals in our food supply, visit http://www.foodnews.org/effects.php
For a list of environmental pollutants and toxins from the National Institutes of Health, visit http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=72016262-BDB7-CEBA-FA60E922B18C2540
For more info on EMF, visit the National Cancer Institute website http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/magnetic-fields
6 Health & Lifestyle Factors
For more information on sunlight and vitamin D, visit the Oregon State University Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center at http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminD/
For more information on a Fit for The Cure event near you, contact a store near you or visit http://www.nordstrom.com
For more info on the lymphatic system visit Wikipedia’s on-line encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphatic_system
Consult local authorities or http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/states.htm for advisories on contaminated or polluted fishing areas and about the safety of fish from local lakes, rivers, and coastal areas.
For more information on mercury, consider visiting the Environmental Protection Agency, the Environmental Working Group, and the Audobon Society websites http://www.epa.gov, http://www.ewg.org, and http://www.audubon.org
7 Dietary Factors
Visit the alkaline/acidic food charts at http://www.essense-of-life.com/info/foodchart.htm. You can also visit the on-line metabolic typing questionnaire at http://www.metabolictyping.com
For more information on anti-cancer diets, visit Ask Dr. Sears at http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/t040300.asp
For more info on fiber, visit the Harvard School of Public Health at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fiber.html
For perspective and more information on the various forms of fats visit Ask Dr. Sears at http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/t041300.asp,
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/t041300.asp
the Harvard School of Public Health at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html, and Women-to-Women at http://www.womentowomen.com/LIBcholesterolandfat.asp, and Udo Erasmus, author of Fats that Heal Fats That Kill, at http://www.udoerasmus.com/FAQ.htm#1_1
To help identify which oils to use at various cooking temperatures, visit the Spectrum Organics charts at http://www.spectrumorganics.com/index.php?id=182
For more information on glycemic index and load lists, visit the websites http://www.mendosa.com and http://www.glycemicindex.com
For more information on how cooking methods impact nutrients, visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Table of Nutrient Retention Factors, at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/
For more information on the potential implications of microwaved foods on our health, visit the Global Healing Center at http://www.ghchealth.com/microwave-ovens-the-proven-dangers.html and http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/microwave_cooking.pdf
8 Assessing the collective effect of all risk factors on breast health
For more information on thermobiological risk ratings and vascular display grades with thermal breast imaging examples in color, visit The Thermogram Center website http://www.thermogramcenter.com
9 Lessons in Breast Care… Lessons for Life!
For information on Glenna’s campaign and poster purchases, e-mail glennabiehler@msn.com
For information on thermal breast imaging, visit http://www.thermogramcenter.com or e-mail info@thermogramcenter.com
For information on self-exams, mammograms, and ultrasound, visit http://www.cancer.org
Additional Websites & Organizations:
For more information on cancer and women’s health, visit:
American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network: www.acscsn.org
Breast Cancer Action: www.bcaction.org
Breast Cancer.org: www.breastcancer.org
Breast Cancer Prevention Institute: www.bcpinstitute.org
Cancer Prevention Coalition: www.preventcancer.com
iVillage Health: www.ivillagehealth.com
MSNBC Health: www.msnbc.msn.com
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations: www.nabco.org
National Breast Cancer Coalition: www.natlbcc.org
National Breast Cancer Foundation: http://nationalbreastcancer.org
National Cancer Institute: http://cis.nci.nih.gov/
Susan G. Komen Foundation: www.komen.org
WomenCentral: http://womencentral.msn.com
Women’s Information Network Against Breast Cancer: www.winabc.org
Y-Me: www.y-me.org
For more information on today’s Thermal Imaging, visit:
Any of over 10,000 published research articles at MedLine: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
A review/history of breast thermography studies: www.breastthermography.com/infrared_imaging_review.htm
For medical journal abstracts of numerous thermal imaging applications: www.thermology.com/research.htm
A Healthy Living article on The Thermogram Center: http://www.thermogramcenter.com/Images_files/Healthy%20Living.jpg
Protocols, training, and certification: www.iact-org.org
For information on the importance of appropriate and qualified imaging centers: www.breastthermography.org/rogue.htm
