Breasts: The Owner's Manual: Every Woman's Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk, Making Treatment Choices, and Optimizing Outcomes

Breasts: The Owner's Manual by Dr. Kristi Funk This uniquely valuable book should be required reading for all women who wish to be in control of their own health to the best of their ability and want to be informed of the range of treatments available to them no matter at what stage of the cancer journey they find themselves. It is a brilliantly conceived and written book—carefully and extensively researched— and a necessary and invaluable tool and companion for every woman with or without a cancer diagnosis. It is written with good humor and a light touch making this serious and frightening subject surprisingly approachable as the material is presented in an encouraging and uplifting manner. Breasts: The Owner's Manual will help you navigate through the darkest passages of your journey by giving you documented facts, crucial information, examples and descriptions of conditions—and, most importantly, hope for a positive outcome. Dr. Funk very clearly and in great detail gives us the information for a lifelong guide: How to change/correct your lifestyle, lifestyle choices, dietary recommendations, and emotional and spiritual suggestions to create this invaluable lifelong guide. The goal here being, in Dr. Funk’s own words, “so you don’t give cancer a happy home.” Also, very importantly, this book pulls together and clarifies mixed messages from the media and cuts through the ambiguity that frequently exists on this subject. A word about the format: One can easily zero in on a particular targeted subject thanks to the clear layout and description of each step discussed. In the Appendix there is a several page listing of acronyms and abbreviations used in the book followed by a voluminous listing of extensively researched notes. There are also many clear, easy-to-read charts summing up the chapter’s findings generously distributed throughout the book and ending with the “Beat It, Breast Cancer” check list (whole food, plant-based diet, exercise, reduce or eliminate alcohol, no smoking, stress management, social connectedness, monthly breast self-exam, and the importance of giving back to society). A brilliant surgeon who has saved many lives, including my own, Dr. Funk continues to do so with this important book. “Every single day, we make countless choices that bring us closer to cancer or move us further away. The easiest cancer to cure is the one you never get.” Dr. Kristi Funk

Dr. Funk is thoughtful, practical, extremely well researched and substantiated in her perspectives, and honest about what diet and lifestyle really mean to risk reduction. Most importantly Kristi (I am being overly familiar here) is a loving and compassionate healer with a beautiful mission. I have spent my life working in the nutritional and botanical supplements world and am somewhat accustom to an adversarial relationship with physicians. What a paradigm shift! Dr Funk is deeply thoughtful, personal, vulnerable, and evidence based in her approach. Dr. Funk advocates for well-being and balance. This is so refreshing from a surgical oncologist. Wow!!! If you have breasts (men and women both do), Love someone with Breasts, or just want to experience a powerfully positive message and gain insight from a deeply intelligent and thoughtful person - READ THIS BOOK. Thank you Dr. Funk - This book will likely save a few lives, empower more than a few people, make a lot people healthier (even if you are not concerned about breast cancer) and it made me happy and hopeful!

I happened upon this book totally by accident. I certainly was not looking for a book about breasts. My first thought was, not another breast cancer book (the bright pink). I initally bought this book as an audiobook before I purchased it in book form. There were too many things I wanted to highlight in the book, as it's a wonderful reference source. I also bought books for my sister and daughter-in-law. For many decades, the medical community has been reluctant to talk about the undeniable connection between what we eat and cancer risk. Finally, someone that's willing to discuss foods we eat vs diseases we get. The author not only talks at length about nutrition but everything to do to stay healthy...the choices we have to make for the healthiest ONE life that we have here on Earth. I very recently learned that I carry the BRCA2 mutation, so this book has turned out to be even more valuable to me (although remember, this book contains so much more than uncontrollable risk factors). Another book for anyone wanting to know about the BRCA mutation is Twisting Fate by Pamela Munster, MD. Both of these doctors are breast cancer doctors and aren't afraid to tell it like it is. Both books are excellent!

I learned SO MUCH from reading this book! It’s an education for any woman but especially for those whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. I consider it a survival guide. I’ve recommended it over and over to women who are facing breast cancer treatment, or struggling with all the terminology, various medical approaches, etc. Dr. Funk backs everything with large, valid, respected research studies which are cited. It’s an impressive achievement to put it all into words understandable (and nicely stated) for those without a medical background, without losing anything. One of the best books I’ve read.

I bought this when I got the dreaded call back for a 2nd mammogram. I then had to wait for the biopsy and read the book in between. I felt so much more prepared and it helped me sort out all the things I was being told. She writes in a way that is easy to understand but backs everything up with science. Unfortunately my biopsy was positive so I will be having surgery- this book was a godsend with the new diagnosis and looking at all my options. It gave me the info for me to start a supplement protocol before surgery to maximize my healing and a good outcome. I’m praying all the supplements will minimize the bruising and pain. I am also implementing the dietary protocol to help with prevention of reoccurrence. Get this book!

The Dr has awesome energy to match her information. So glad I bought this book - anyone diagnosed or battling will enjoy and appreciate this book. FYI, there is a newer addition where she has added an dietary action plan, which I do really wish I had

Un libro que bale la pena leer para prevenir y para entender a las que padecen Cancer.

Great book, a doctor who not only is good at her job, but also has an appreciation for Nutrition, lifestyle, and support in the cancer journey. She manages to put science across in a highly readable and understandable form. Would recommend.

Dr Funk appears to have done a lot of research and has a lot of experience in her field of breast health. Her data and recommendations applies to breast cancer (survivors and those who want to avoid it) and in most cases to other cancers and general health as well. I couldn't put it down but I am a junky for a health information book as long as it is in a good readable format.

Estremamente utile!!!

A very enlightening book, highlights the effect of lifestyle on breast cancer risk(factors that we can control). Basically promoting a plant based diet, backed up with impressive statistics. There are of course many factors out of our control (e.g. genes), but Dr Funk believes maintaining a healthy bmi, exercise and no meat, fish, dairy can reduce our lifetime risk by around 80%. Oh, and an anticancer smoothie every morning with lots of green tea! The rest of the book goes into treatment choices for women already diagnosed, which has less relevance for me. I have already begun to make changes to my diet as a result of this book.