AVOID BREAST CANCER & ITS RECURRENCE.

Test A Genetic Estrogen Metabolism Test

Hello. My screen name is Babs Riley. I am a patient advocate not affliated with any person or company in this website.  On March 3, 2009, at the age of 44, I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. There was no history of any  cancer in my family. 

 

Shortly after my diagnosis, I learned about the relationship between elevated estrogen levels and breast cancer. I also learned that there was is a test which measures your ability to process estrogen. The goal of IVF and HRT medications' is to raise estrogen levels. If you can't metabolize estrogen well, the elevated estrogen levels can become cancerous.

Who Should Test? All Users of Estrogen Based Medicines & ER+ Breast Cancer Survivors

TREATMENT

 See my treatment page at www.ivfbreastcancer.com/treatment



TAKE DIM-PRO. You can take certain supplements to improve your metabolism and improve your odds against the breast cancer in addition to your standard cancer protocol. Tamoxifen is not enough. Unfortunately, there are currently no pharmaceuticals that assist in estrogen metabolism. Supplements that help metabolize estrogen are DHEA, DIM-PRO and Indole Carbinole. The other supplements that assist in correcting the impairment are NAC and SAM-E. I hope someday there will be medications that can help correct this impairment.

My IVF Breast Cancer Story

Hello. My screen name is Babs Riley.  On March 3, 2009, I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. I was 44 years old. There was no history of any form of cancer in my family. Until my breast cancer diagnosis, my biggest concern was the strange symptoms I had had ever since I had 3 rounds of fertility treatments 3 years earlier. Shortly after my diagnosis, I joined a breast cancer study. learned about pharmacogenomics and estrogen metabolism tests.

 

I participate in a breast cancer study run by Dr. Joseph Veltmann at the Institute for Individualized Medicine. This study is putting into practice the extensive research work and multiple studies of many universities such as Harvard, Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, Univerity of Nebraska, Univerity of Paris, University of St. Andrews, Univeristy of Edinburgh, Danish Cancer Society to name a few. Please see REFERENCES page for more information.

 

In the study, I found out my story was not unusual. Each person processes medication differently. Some women can not process (or metabolize) estrogen correctly so when they take certain pharmaceuticals, such as fertility drugs, the inability to process estrogen correctly can become carcinogenic. Pharmacogenomic testing allows you to know your risks with medication.

 

Women in the study are taking supplements to help metabolize estrogen correctly as there are no pharmaceuticals available. These supplements should arrest the  carcinogenic process that was most likely initiated by the IVF medications. DIM-PRO, NAC, SAM-E help. Please see the TREATMENT page of this website.

 

Had I known that I was unable to process IVF medications in advance I would have made many different decisions regarding my fertility management. Patients and doctors armed with this information can make better decisions regarding medications.

 

I urge you to explore my site and avoid breast cancer or its reappearance. Please send me your story and your feedback.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Babs Riley

babs@ivfbreastcancer.com