Here's the reality, only 5 to 10% of all breast cancer on planet Earth is

attributable to an inherited gene mutation. So if you let that sink in, the

converse number, oh now I've got this big fat 80 to 90% and thankfully what's in

there is everything under your control.

Well hello there and welcome to the Exam Room podcast brought to you by the

Physicians Committee. Hi I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. Thank you

so very much for giving this special show a listen or a view or a download

wherever it is in the world that you are. We appreciate the fact that you are

here. On the show today we are kicking off our Let's Beat Breast Cancer

Campaign for 2020. All month long you will be learning about the cause, the

solutions and the ways that you can reduce your risk even if you have the

dreaded breast cancer gene. We're talking about the steps that you can take to

lower your risk so that you can think of that gene as a light switch and how

you can flip that switch off. That is what we will be talking about. Let's beat

breast cancer. It is our four-pronged approach to diet and lifestyle design to

reduce your risk of getting it. And when it comes to breast cancer there are

some things that are completely out of your control. That's just a fact. But in

other cases we can take that control right back. For as many as 90% of cases as

you heard at the top of the show you can take back that control. That is what

Dr. Christy Funk says and she is on the show today. She has forgotten more about

breast cancer than most of us will ever know. She has devoted her life to helping

others in their fight and showing them a healthier path. And oh what an interesting

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