Susun S. Weed, Author of
Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way
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Chapter 1. Can Breast Cancer Be Prevented?
1. The Truth About Breast Cancer, Claire Hoy, Stoddart, 1995
2. Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book, Susan Love, Addison-Wesley, 1990
3. Understanding Breast Cancer Risk, Pat Kelly, Temple University, 1991
4. New England Journal of Medicine 328:176, 1993
5. “Women Who Breastfeed,” Jennifer Chris, American Health, April 1994
6. “More About that 1 in 8 Breast Cancer Statistic,” Health Facts, May 1993
7. “Breast Cancer and Pesticides,” Soil and Health, January 1994
8. “The Other Reward of Exercise,” Harriet Brown, Health, July 1994
9. “Menstrual cycles may affect cancer risk,” J. Raloff, Science News, January 7, 1995
10. Menstruation and Reproductive History Study, Elizabeth Whelan, report in American Journal of Epidemiology, December 15, 1994
11. “Soybeans and Breast Cancer,” Wanda Gardner, Nutrition & Dietary Consultant, September 1993
12. “Broccoli inhibits cancer—mostly,” Science News, December 1994 (442)
13.“EcoCancers,” Science News, July 3, 1993 (10-13)
14. Estrogen and Breast Cancer: A Warning to Women, Carol Ann Rinzler, Macmillan, 1993
15. “Progestin fails to cut breast cancer risk,” Science News, June 17, 1995
16. “Breast Cancer: Risk and Prevention,” MidLife Woman, Vol. 2, No. 5, 1993
17. “EcoCancers,” Science News, July 3, 1993 (10-13)
18. “Breast cancer: environmental factors,” Lancet, October 10, 1992 (904)
19. “The Environmental Link to Breast Cancer,” Ms, May/June 1993
20. “Breast Cancer and Pollutants,” Michele Turk, American Health, July/August 1994
21. National Women’s Health Network News, May/June 1990
22. “Pill Ups Cancer Risk in Young Women,” Science News, June 10, 1995
23. “Oral Contraceptive Use and Breast Cancer Risk in Young Women,” Lancet, 1989 (973-982)
24. “Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Are They Taken Too Seriously?” Health Facts, September 1993
25. “Breast Cancer: A Reassuring Look at Your Odds,” Health, January 1993
26. “Vital Signs,” Health, October 1993
27. University of Texas Lifetime Health Letter, October 1992
28. “Breast Cancer and Body Shape,” Annals of Internal Medicine, 112, 1990 (182-186)
29. “Breast cancer risk and DDT: No verdict yet,” K. A. Fackelmann, Science News, April 23, 1994
30.The Journey Beyond Breast Cancer, Taking an Active Role in Prevention, Diagnosis, and Your Own Healing, Virginia Soffa, Healing Arts, 1994
31. “Pollutants Linked to Breast Cancer,” Andrew Weil, M.D., Natural Health, November/December 1993
32. “Breast Cancer Coverup,” Mother Jones special, May/June 1994
33. “This fat may aid spread of breast cancer,” J. Raloff, Science News, November 1994 (421)
34. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 87: 110, 1995
35. “Breast Cancer: A Formula for Prevention,” American Health, May 1990
36. “Role of the Antioxidants in Cancer Prevention and Treatment,” Townsend Letter for Doctors, October 1993
37. “New risks for meat eaters,” G. Matino, Science News, 146, July 16, 1994
38. “Additional source of dietary ‘estrogens’,” J. Raloff, Science News, June 3, 1995
39. “Do Antihistamines Spur Cancer Growth?,” K. A. Fackelmann, Science News, May 21, 1994 (324)
39A. “Epstein-Barr Virus Link to Breast Cancer,” Science News, March 14, 1995
40. “Thyroid: Misconceptions,” R. Peat, Townsend Letter for Doctors, November 1993
41. Informed Woman’s Guide to Breast Health, Kerry McGinn, Bull, 1992
42. “Fibrocystic Breast Disease . . . Or Is It?” Tori Hudson, N.D., Townsend Letter for Doctors, May 1994
43. Preventing Breast Cancer: The Story of a Major, Proven, Preventable
Cause, J. Gofman, Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, 1995
44. “Study shows risk in low-level radiation,” Dr. Alice Stewart, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, March 1994
45. “Public Testimony Before Texas Officials: Breast Cancer and Radiation,” Feb. 22, 1994
46. “Breast Cancer: Evidence for a Relation to Fission Products in the Diet,” Sternglass and Gould, Int. J. Health Services, Vol 3, No. 4, 1993
47. “Increases in Breast Cancer Mortality Near U.S. Nuclear Reactors,” Natural Health, November/December 1993 (19)
48. “Evaluation of the Potential Carcinogenicity of Electromagnetic Fields,” EPA draft report, 1991
49. “Electromagnetic Fields," Popular Science, December 1991(89)
50. Currents of Death: Power Lines and the Attempt to Cover Up Their Threat to Your Heath, P. Brodeur, Simon & Schuster, 1989
51. “Electromagnetic Fields and Male Breast Cancer,” The Lancet, December 1990 (336)
52. Health Report, Time, June 27, 1994
53. “Do EMFs Pose Breast Cancer Risk?,” K. A. Fackelmann, Science News, June 18, 1994 (388)
54. “Cigarettes tied to fatal breast cancer,” and “Fatal breast cancer and smoking,” Science News, June 4, 1994
55. “Alcohol and the breast,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 85:692, 722, 1993
56. Letter from Graham Colditz, M.D., Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. of Medicine, Harvard Med. School, published in Mother Jones, July/August 1994
57. “Lesbians and Breast Cancer,” The Advocate, 1993
58. Health and Light, John Ott, Pocketbooks (Ariel), 1973
59.Dressed To Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras, Donna Grismaijer, Avery, 1995
60. “Exercising reduces breast cancer risk,” J. Raloff, Science News, October 1, 1994
61. The Type C Connection, Dr. Lydia Temoshok, Random House, 1991
62. “Vitamin E: A cancer warning,” Science News, April 29, 1995 (271)
63. “Faulty Math Heightens Fears of Breast Cancer,” Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times, March15,1992
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Chapter 2. Can Food Prevent Cancer?
1. “Epidemiological Correlations Between Diet and Cancer Frequency,” P. Correa, Cancer Research, 41: 3685-3690, 1981
2. Herbal and Nutritional Strategies for Treating Cancer: Focus on Breast Cancer, Donald Yance Jr, CNMH, American Herbalist Guild, 1995
3. Healing with Food, Melvyn Werbach, M.D., Harper, 1993
4. Natural Health, Natural Medicine, A. Weil, M.D., Houghton Mifflin, 1990
5. Organic Garden Medicine, Dr. Jean Valnet, Erbonia, 1975
6. The Food Pharmacy, Jean Carper, Bantam, 1988
7. “Phytochemicals: Plants Against Cancer,” David Schardt, Nutrition Action Newsletter, April 1994
8. “The Significance of Diet in Cancer Prevention,” R.W. Bradford and H.W. Allen, Bradford Research monograph, 1994
9. “Pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyl residues in human breast lipids, and their relation to breast cancer, ” Falck, et al., Archives of Environmental Health, 47:143-6, 1992
10. Cancer Prevention and Nutritional Therapies, R. A. Passwater, Keats, 1994
11. Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, and Seeds for Healthful Living, Joseph Kadans, Parker, 1973
12. Cereal Grass: Nature’s Greatest Health Gift, R. L. Siebold, ed., Keats, 1994
13. A Cancer Therapy, Max Gerson, M.D., Station Hill, 1990
14. “Lignans in Flaxseed and Breast Carcinogenesis,” Lilian Thompson and M. Serraino, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, Univ. of Toronto, 1989
15. Staying Healthy With Nutrition, E. Haas, M.D., Celestial Arts, 1992
16. Of People and Plants, Maurice Messegue, Healing Arts Press, 1993
17. “Garlic fights nitrosamine formation . . . as do tomatoes and other produce,” Science News, Vol. 145, February 1994
18. “Fighting Cancer Without Fat,” Bonnie Liebman, Nutrition Action Newsletter, June 1993
19. “This fat may fight cancer in several ways,” J. Raloff, Science News, March 19, 1994
20. Flax Oil as a True Aid Against Arthritis, Heart Infarction, Cancer, and Other Diseases, Dr. Johanna Budwig, Apple, 1992
20a. “Organic Foods Have More Minerals,” David Steinman, Natural Health, September/October 1993
21. Breast Cancer and the Environment: The Chlorine Connection, Joe Thornton, Greenpeace, 1992 (both editions)
22. “The Consumption of Seaweed as a Protective Factor in the Etiology of Breast Cancer,” J. Teas, Medical Hypotheses, 7:(5)601-613, 1981
23. “Soybean Isoflavones Lower Risk of Degenerative Diseases,” Morton Walker, Townsend Letter for Doctors, August/September 1994
23a. “Soy May Ward Off Breast Cancer,” Debra Weisenthal, Vegetarian Times, June 1995
24. “Tea for 250 Million,” Bonnie Liebman, Nutrition Action Newsletter, November 1994 (Cancer Research, 52: 3875, 1992 and Journal of National Cancer Institute, 85: 1038, 1993)
25. “Antitumor activity exhibited by orally administered extract from fruit body of Grifolia frondosa,” Chem. Pharm. Bull. 36: 1819-27, 1988
26. “Lentinan as a Model for the Efficacy of Immunomodulators in Cancer,” G. Chihara, Townsend Letter for Doctors, April 1994
27. “Antitumor Activity of Yogurt Components,” G. V. Reddy, Journal of Food Products, 46: 8-11, 1983
28. “Top 10 Phytochemicals of 1994,” Prevention Nutrition Consultants, American Health, July/August 1994
29. “Polyphenols & Bioflavonoids: The Medicines of Tomorrow,” Brian Leibovitz, Townsend Letter for Doctors, April 1994
30. “Does Fiber-Rich Food Containing Animal Lignan Precursors Protect Against Breast Cancer?” H. Adlercreutz, Gastroenterology, Vol. 86:4, 1984
31. “The Diet That May Save Your Life,” National Women’s Health Network, Ms., May/June 1993
32. Beating Cancer With Nutrition, Pat Quinlan, Ph.D, Nutrition Times Press, 1994 (Includes clinically proven nutritional strategies used by people in all stages of cancer.)
33. Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill, Udo Erasmus, Alive Books, 1994
34. Proc. Amer. Assoc. Cancer Research, 34:555, 1993
35. “Laetrile,” Michael Culbert, Townsend Letter For Doctors, June 1995
36. “Origin of lignans in mammals and identification of a precursor from plants,” M. Axelson et al., Nature, August 1982
37. Oxford Book of Food Plants, Masefield et al., Oxford Univ. Press, 1969
38.Vitamins and Minerals in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer, Maryce Jacobs, CRC Press, 1994
39. “Foods Can Be Potent Cancer-Fighting Weapons,” University of Texas Lifetime Health Letter, Vol. 4:12, December 1992
40. “Dodging Cancer with Diet,” Bonnie Liebman, Nutrition Action, January/February 1995
Chapter 3. Taking Our Breasts into Our Own Hands
1. Breast Self-Examination, A. R. Milan, M.D., Workman, 1980
2. “Breast Self-Exam, A New Approach,” American Cancer Society, 1990
3. Herbal references, see page 292.
Chapter 4. Building Powerful Immunity
1. “Epstein-Barr Virus Link to Breast Cancer,” Science News, March 14, 1995
2. The Body Victorious, Lennart Nilsson, Dell, 1987
3. Healing and the Mind, Bill Moyers, Doubleday, 1993
4.Vibrational Medicine, Richard Gerber, M.D., Bear & Co., 1988
5. Pranic Healing, Choa Kok Sui, Weiser, 1990
6. Your Body Believes Every Word You Say, Barbara Levine, Aslan, 1991
7. Healing Words, Larry Dossey, Harper, 1994
8.The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy, Valerie Ann Wor-wood, New World Library, 1991
9. For an excellent overview of the immune system, with many scientific references on immune-enhancing plants, see Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, M. Murray and J. Pizzorno, Prima, 1991.
10. Herbal Emissaries, Steven Foster and Yue Chongxi, Healing Arts, 1992
11. For a sampling of some of the thousands of scientific studies on ginseng, read Herbal Tonic Therapies, Daniel Mowrey, Keats, 1993.
12. Ginseng, A Concise Handbook, James Duke, Reference Publications, 1991
13. “Immunostimulating polysaccharides of higher plants,“ Wagner, Proksch, et al., Arzneim-Forsch, 1985(35)
14. Double the Power of Your Immune System, John Heinerman, Parker, 1991
15. Mending the Body, Mending the Mind, Joan Borysenko, Bantam, 1988
16. Gateway to Inner Space, Christian Ratsch, ed., Prism/Avery, 1989
17. Plants of the Gods, Origins of Hallucinogenic Use, R. E. Schultes, A. Hoffmann, Inner Traditions, 1979
18. Sacred Mirrors, Alex Grey, Inner Traditions, 1990
19.Vine of the Soul, R. E. Schultes, R. Raffauf, Synergetic Press, 1992
Chapter 5. Mammograms—Who Needs Them?
1. “Experts Weigh Benefits of Mammography,” Science News, March 6, 1993
2. “Mammography-Discovered Cancer,” Health Facts, September 1993
3. The New Our Bodies, Ourselves, Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Simon & Schuster, 1995
4. “Facts About Mammography” (excerpt from a report by the National Women’s Health Network), Ms., May/June 1993
5. “Take Charge of Your Body: A Woman’s Guide to Health,” Carolyn DeMarco, M.D., Last Laugh Inc., 1989
6. “The Other Side of Mammography,” Thumper, July 1987
7. “Breast Cancer Update,” HealthFacts, November 1993
8. “Facts About Mammography,” Ms., May/June 1993
9.Paradox and Healing, M. Greenwood and P. Nun, Paradox, 1992
10. “Facts About Mammography,” Ms., May/June 1993
11. “New Questions about Mammograms,” Ellen Hodgson Brown, Whole Life
Times, October 1994
12. “Breast Cancer Radiates Doubts,” Dr. S. Epstein, New York Times, January 28, 1992
13. “Breast Cancer and Mammography,” Rosalie Bertell, Mothering, Summer 1992
14.“Mammogram Alert,” Diana Hunt, EastWest, September 1991
15. Cancer cells are initiated when DNA damage turns on oncogenes, but “cancer” doesn’t start until one of those cells is promoted, that is, escapes consumption by the immune system and absorbs enough nourishment to reproduce (and reproduce and reproduce).
16. McDougall’s Medicine: A Challenging Second Opinion, John McDougall, M.D., New Win, 1985
17. “Mammogram Alert,” Diana Hunt, EastWest, September 1991
18. McDougall’s Medicine\, John McDougall, M.D., New Win, 1985
19. “Cost of Treatment in Perspective,” J. Kelley, M.D., Southern Medical Journal, 199: 83
20. “Better Breast Test,” Karen Schmidt, Science News, June 19, 1993
21. “Improving Mammography,” W. Conkling, American Health, June 1995
22. “Sharper Focus on the Breast,” Newsweek, May 10, 1993
23. Files of Keyawis Kaplan, library of the Surgeon General of Canada
Chapter 6. There’s a Lump In My Breast
1. “What to Do about Breast Lumps,” Christiane Northrup, M.D., and Susan S. Lowy, East/West, May 1986
2. Keeping Abreast: Breast Changes That Are NOT Cancer, Terry McGinn, Bull, 1987
3. “New Hope for Women with Cystic Breast Disease,” Carolyn DeMarco, M. D., 1989
4. “Why Call It a Disease When It’s Not?,” University of Calfornia at Berkeley Health Letter, May 1991
5. Breast Cancer, Mary Eades, M. D., Bantam, 1991
6. If You Find A Lump in Your Breast . . ., Martha McLean, Bull, 1986
7. For Women of All Ages: A Gynecologist’s Guide to Modern Female Health Care, Sheldon Cherry, M.D., Macmillan, 1979
8. “Breast Cancer News,” Tori Hudson, N.D., Townsend Letter for Doctors, April 1995 (Medical Tribune, January 5, 1995)
9. Keeping Abreast, Terry McGinn, Bull, 1987
10. The Breast Cancer Handbook; Taking Control After You’ve Found A Lump, Joan Seirsky & Barbara Balaban, Harper, 1993
11. Alternative Health Care for Women, Patsy Westcott and Leyardia Black, N.D., Healing Arts Press, 1987
12. Cancer Salves and Suppositories, Ingrid Naiman, Seventh Ray, 1994
13. Breast Cancer, What You Should Know (But May Not Be Told) About Prevention and Treatment, Steve Austin and Cathy Hitchcock, Prima, 1994
14. “Questions and Answers About Breast Lumps,” U. S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Publication 92-2401, NCI, May 1992
15. “Does Early Detection Harm or Help?” Ellen Hodgson Brown, Whole Life Times, October 1994
16. “Complications Associated with Needle Localization Biopsy of the Breast,” W. Rappaport, M.D., et al., J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob., April 1991
17. “Role of Tru-Cut Needle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Carcinoma of the Breast,” J. D. Cusick, M.D., et al., J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob., May 1990
18. “Role of Aspiration Cytologic Examination in the Diagnosis of Carcinoma of the Breast,” P. G. Horgan, et al., J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob., April 1991
19. “Biopsy of the Breast for Mammographically Detected Lesions,” D. Franceschi, M.D., et. al., J. Surg, Gyn. & Ob., December 1990 (449-455)
20. “Prospective Study of Double Diagnosis of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions,” K. Dowlatshahi, M.D., et. al., J. Surg, Gyn & Ob., February 1991 (121-124)
21. “Breast Biopsies,” Harvard Women’s Health Watch News, February 1994
Chapter 7. What Is Breast Cancer?
1. “Growth factor predicts cancer’s spread,” KA Fackelmann, Science News, Volume 145, March 5, 1994
Chapter 8. The Diagnosis Is Cancer
1. “Management of Screen Detected Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Female Breast,” R. Carpenter, et. al., Br. J. Surg., 1989:76 (564-567)
2. “Axillary Lymphadenectomy for Intraductal Carcinoma of the Breast,” M. J. Silverstein, M.D., et. al., J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob. 1991, 172:3 (211-214)
3. Peace, Love, and Healing, Bernie Siegel, M.D., Harper & Row, 1989
4. How Can I Help?, Ram Dass and Paul Gorman, Knopf, 1985
5. Prevention and Treatment of Carcinoma in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jia Kun (trans. Bai Yong Quan), Commercial Press, 1985
6. Beating Cancer with Nutrition, P. Quinlan, Nutrition Times Press, 1994
7. Private correspondence with Carolyn Dean, M.D., and notes from a workshop given by Jeffrey Bland, M.D.
8. The Truth About Breast Cancer, Claire Hoy, Stoddart, 1995 (254-255)
9. Breast Cancer: What You Should Know (But May Not Be Told), Steve Austin and Cathy Hitchcock, Prima, 1994
10. “Partial and complete regression of breast cancer in relation to coenzyme Q10,” Lockwood, et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 1994, 199 (1504-1508)
11. “Supplements of the Scientists,” T. Adler, Science News, April 22, 1995
12. “Ascorbic acid as a therapeutic agent in cancer,” E. Cameron and L. Pauling, J. Intl. Acad. Prev. Med., 1978:5 (1)
13. National Health Federation Bulletin, H. W. Manner, 1977, 23:10 (1-3)
14. “4, 6-0-benzylidene-D-glucopyranose in the treatment of solid malignant tumors,” Tatsumura, et al., Brit. J. of Cancer, 1990:62
15. “Drug of Darkness, Can a pineal hormone head off everything from breast cancer to aging?,” J. Raloff, Science News, May 13, 1995 (300-301)
16. Diet & Health, National Research Council, Nat’l Academy Press, 1989
17. “Profile of Helmut Keller M.D.,” M. Walker, Raum & Zeit, February 1991
18. Persecution and Trial of Gaston Naessens, Christopher Bird, Kramer, 1989
19. Imagery in Healing, Jeanne Achterberg, Shambhala, 1985
20. “Reduction of local tumor recurrence by primary excision with the CO2 laser,” Lanzafame, et al., Lasers Surg. Med., 1985:2 (142-143)
21. “CO2 Laser in Breast Surgery,” V. Ansanelli, Research for Life, 1988
22. “Axillary Lymphadenectomy for Intraductal Carcinoma of the Breast,” M. J. Silverstein, M.D., et. al., J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob., 172:3 (211-214), 1991
23. “Breast Cancer,” Harris, et al., New Eng. J. Med., 1992, 327:6 (391)
Chapter 9. Choosing Breast Surgery?
1. “A Reappraisal of Prophylactic Mastectomy,” Irene Wapnir, et al., J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob., 171:2 (171-180), 1990
2. “Breast Cancer Surgery: Taking Time to Choose,” Virginia Soffa, National Women’s Health Network, September/October 1991
3. “Trends in Conserving Treatment of Invasive Carcinoma of the Breast,” G. Marie Swanson, et al., J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob., 171:6 (465-471), 1990 “All carcinoma of the breast 4 centimeters or smaller with negative nodes treated by partial mastectomy and radiation have equivalent disease-free survival time compared with modified radical mastectomy.”
4. “Axillary Lymphadenectomy for Intraductal Carcinoma of the Breast,” Melvin Silverstein, M.D., et al., J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob., 172:3 (211-214), 1991
5. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1989; 320 (822-8)
6. The Surgery Book., R.M.Youngson, M.D., St. Martin’s Press, 1993.
7. “Breast Cancer: Redefining Acceptable,” Karen Henry, Ms, September/October 1992
8. Tree, Deena Metzger, PO Box 186, Topanga, CA 90290 (also poster)
9. “Subcutaneous mastectomy is not a prophylaxis against carcinoma of the breast,” L. Humphrey, American Journal of Surgery, 1983 (311-12)
10. “We would rarely recommend prophylactic mastectomy,” M. Osborne and J. Bayle, Primary Care & Cancer, 1988 (25-31)
11. “Reappraisal of Prophylactic Mastectomy,” J. Surg. Gyn. & Ob., 1990, 171:2
12. “After Breast Cancer Surgery,” Johns Hopkins Letter, 1994/5
13. “Lymphedema: The Seemingly Forgotten Complication,” Margaret Farncombe, M.D., Gail Daniels, R.P.T., and Lisa Cross, M.D., 1993
14. “Lymphedema—An Overview,” Saskia Thiadens, R.N., and Marlys Witte, M.D., National Lymphedema Newsletter, July 1992
15. “Use of stinkhorn mushroom and celandine in treatment of cancer in Latvia,” Josef Gurvich, Townsend Letter for Doctors, October 1994.
16. Up Front: Sex and the Post-Mastectomy Woman, L. Dackman, Viking, 1990
Chapter 10. Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence
1. “Less Aggressive Follow-up Testing for Breast Cancer Recurrence,” Health Facts, August 1994 (studies published in JAMA, 25 May 1994)
2. “The Value of Symptom Directed Evaluation in the Surveillance for Recurrence of Carcinoma of the Breast,” L. D. West, M.D., et al., J. Surg, Gyn. & Ob., 172(3), 191-196, 1991
3. “Breast Cancer Patients’ Survival,” U.S. General Accounting Office, PO Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
4. Questioning Chemotherapy, Ralph Moss, Equinox, 1994
4a. Health Facts, August 1994 (studies published in JAMA, 25 May 1994)
5. American Health, January/February 1994 (11-12)
6. Love, Medicine, and Miracles, Bernie Siegel, M.D., Harper & Row, 1986
7. The Heroic Path, Angela Trafford, Blue Dolphin, 1993
8. Affirmations, Meditations, and Encouragements for Women Living with Breast Cancer, Linda Dackman, Harper, 1991
9. Pathwork of Self Transformation, Eva Pierrakos, Bantam, 1990
10. Meeting the Shadow, The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature, Connie Zweig and J. Abrams, eds., Tarcher, 1991
11. Prescription for Nutritional Healing, J. Balch, M.D., Avery, 1990
12. See L. Humphrey, American Journal of Surgery, 1983 (311-12); also M. Osborne and J. Bayle, Primary Care & Cancer, 1988 (25-31)
13. “Wide Local Excision as the Sole Primary Treatment in Elderly Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast,” M. Reed, et al., Br. J. Surg., 1989, 76: 898-900
14. Challenging the Breast Cancer Legacy: A Program of Emotional Support for Women at Risk, Renee Royak-Schaler and B. Benderly, Harper Collins, 1992
15. Science News, December 19, 1992 and March 5, 1994
Chapter 11. Choosing Tamoxifen?
1. “Study reaffirms tamoxifen’s dark side,” T. Adler, Sci. News, June 4, 1994 (356)
2. “Studies spark tamoxifen controversy,” Sci. News, February 26, 1994 (133)
3. Tamoxifen & Breast Cancer, M. DeGregorio and Valerie Wiebe, Yale University Press, 1994
4. “Tamoxifen Citrate Warning,” FDA Medical Bulletin, May 1994
5. Tamoxifen & Breast Cancer, DeGregorio and V. Wiebe, Yale Univ., 1994
6. Patient No More, Sharon Batt, Gynergy, 1994
7. National Institute of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement: Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer, June 18-21, 1990 (current)
8. Tamoxifen & Breast Cancer, DeGregorio and V. Wiebe, Yale Univ., 1994
9. Patient No More, Sharon Batt, Gynergy, 1994
10. “Study reaffirms tamoxifen’s dark side,” T. Adler, Sci. News, June 4, 1994 (356)
11. “Studies spark tamoxifen controversy,” Sci. News, February 26, 1994 (133)
12. Ibid.
13. “Tamoxifen Citrate Warning,” FDA Medical Bulletin, May 1994
14. “Study reaffirms tamoxifen’s dark side,” T. Adler, Sci. News, June 4, 1994 (356)
15. “Studies spark tamoxifen controversy,” Sci. News, February 26, 1994 (133)
16. The Truth About Breast Cancer, Clair Hoy, Stoddart, 1995
Chapter 12. Choosing Radiation Therapy?
1.“Decreased survival related to irradiation postoperatively in early operable breast cancer,” J. Stjernsward, The Lancet, November 30, 1974
2. “Is beta-carotene a radiation protectant?,” Sci. News, February 19, 1994
3. Radiation and Human Health, J.W. Gofman, Pantheon, 1981
4. “Radiation: An Amazing Recovery,”Patient No More, Sharon Batt, Gynergy, 1994
5. Fighting Radiation and Chemical Pollutants with Foods, Herbs, and Vitamins, Steven Schechter, N.D., Vitality Ink, 1991
6. “Adjuvant Use of Phytomedicines with Chemo- and Radiation Therapy,” Ikehara Kawamura, et al., Microbial Infections, Plenum Press, 1992
Chapter 13. Choosing Chemotherapy?
1. Breast Cancer: What You Should Know (But May Not Be Told) About Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment, S. Austin and C. Hitchcock, Prima, 1994
2. “Lymph node removal may be unnecessary,” Norma Peterson, Breast Cancer Action Newsletter, no. 29, April 1995
3. “Breast Cancer Patients’ Survival,” GAO, POBox 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
4. “How American Oncologists Treat Breast Cancer,” D. Belanger, et al., J. Clin. Oncology, 9(1), 7-16, January 1991
5. “High risk of therapy-related leukemia,” M. Andersson, et al., Cancer, 65(11), 2460-4, June 1, 1990
6. Breast Cancer Handbook, Joan Swirsky,Barbara Balaban, Harper, 1994
7. “Power Foods: Looking at how nutrients may fight cancer,” Tina Adler, Science News, April 22, 1995
8. “Body Clock,” Lori Miller Kase, American Health, July/August 1993
9. “Putting the Pressure on Nausea,” Lisa McGrath, Amer. Health, op cit.
10. “The Medical Use of Marijuana,” Rick Doblin, Maps 5(1), Summer 1994 (Townsend Letter For Doctors, June 1995)
11. Breast Cancer, Rose Kushner, Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich, 1975
12. Chocolate to Morphine, Understanding Mind-Active Drugs, Andrew Weil, M.D., and Winifred Rosen, Houghton Mifflin, 1983
13. Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way, Susun Weed, Ash Tree, 1992
14. Sacred Land, Sacred Sex, Dolores LaChapelle, Finn Hill Arts, 1988
Chapter 14. No references
Chapter 15. Late Stage Breast Cancer?
1. Spontaneous Remission, An Annotated Bibliography, Brendan O’Regan and C. Hirshberg, Institute of Noetic Sciences, 1993 (esp. pages 159-160)
2. Letter to On the Issues, Fall 1994
3. “Hansi,” Rennie Davis, New Science News, 3:1, Fall 1993
4. A Gradual Awakening, Stephen Levine, Anchor Doubleday, 1979
5. “Progress on Therapy of Breast Cancer with Vitamin Q10 ,” Lockwood, et al., Biochem. & Biophys. Research , July 6, 1995 (172-177)
6. Dr. I. W. Lane, author of Sharks Don’t Get Cancer, in Townsend Letter for Doctors, June 1994
7. Botanical Influences on Illness—A Sourcebook of Clinical Research, M. Werbach, M.D., amd M. Murray, N.D., Third Line, 1994
8. The Lancet, October 3, 1981
9. Grace and Grit, Ken Wilber, Shambhala, 1991 (44
