Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn
Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn is a podcast dedicated to empowering women and promoting breast health through a functional medicine lens. Dr. Jenn is a leading functional medicine practitioner specializing in restoring health to the breast cancer population. She explores a range of topics related to breast health, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and holistic approaches to support overall well-being.
Whether you're a breast cancer survivor, a woman seeking to improve your breast health, a caregiver supporting a loved one, or you are just looking to thrive in this complicated world, this podcast is designed to meet your needs. Discover how functional medicine approaches can complement conventional treatments, support hormone balance, enhance nutrition, manage stress, optimize lifestyle choices, and promote overall well-being. Tune into Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn to gain the knowledge, tools, and resources to take control of your breast health journey. Remember, at the end of the day, breast health is health!
Note: The Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult with your healthcare provider for personalized guidance and treatment recommendations.
Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn
Mammograms Don't Save Lives And the Data Has Known It for Decades
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In this solo episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons breaks down the newly released American College of Physicians mammography screening guidelines, what they say, what the data behind them actually shows, and why the radiology community's response raised more questions than it answered. She also makes the case that DCIS has been misclassified, mistreated, and misrepresented for decades, and walks through what a truly preventive breast cancer screening protocol looks like in practice.
She rounds out the episode with a clear-eyed look at collagen supplementation and breast cancer risk, and addresses hormone replacement therapy after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Every woman deserves this information before she makes a decision, not after.
What You'll Learn
- Why DCIS is not breast cancer and what the data says about over treating it
- What the new ACP mammography screening guidelines say and why the radiology world responded with opinion instead of evidence
- What the Wisdom Trial revealed about personalized breast cancer screening and why the results make annual mammogram guidelines indefensible
- What preventive breast cancer screening actually looks like without radiation, compression, or harm
- Why collagen supplementation has no association with breast cancer risk or recurrence
- Why bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is not off the table after a breast cancer diagnosis
- Why treating the tumor without addressing root cause is not treatment
Episode Timeline
00:00 Understanding DCIS: The Controversy
15:54 Rethinking Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
39:29 Innovative Breast Cancer Screening Methods
46:08 The Importance of Metabolic Health
52:42 Reevaluating Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
59:27 Holistic Approaches to Breast Cancer Treatment
01:04:27 Understanding Hormone Replacement Therapy
01:15:19 The Path to Prevention and Optimal Health
1:17:00 Where to Start With Prevention
Resources Mentioned:
- jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2847514
- www.targetedonc.com/view/hrt-shows-no-adverse-effect-on-breast-cancer-risk-in-patients-with-brca-variant
To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call
To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide
To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.
Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons