Hello Med-Hive Community, that's everyone basically.. hehe..health is wealth and so good health is what we preach here.

If health were a token, I m sure we all will hodl it cause it has more worth now and always. So I ll say, stay healthy, do your own research and probably, listen to your Doctor's.

Enough of the crypto talks, let's talk about health and lifestyle, this is the very reason we have come up with a podcast package for our community to listen to and also be well equiped health wise.

This is the MED-HIVE SPEAKS PODCAST and it promises to be exciting with so much to say and learn from.

We shall also be hosting friends and community member come around in subsequent editions and putting out healthy information for all to see.

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This edition of the podcast is geared towards demystifying certain myths about breast cancer.

We know that the month of October is coming to an end and hence we have been capital b day the responsibility of sharing several awareness programs across board. With this podcast edition we will be talking and be clearing out several myths that has been generated concerning breast cancer amongst society.

You'll be hearing the voice of @jaydr, A Medical Doctor, as he helps to answer several questions and the thoughts which turns out to be wrongly perceived by many people. ## You'll be surprised to think that what you felt was true all this while was only fluke.

Breast cancer as a disease has affected too many people in the world today and we all need to start talking about it even more.

It doesn't only affect the female gender about 1% of males are also affected. Therefore, topic for everyone.

Here are a list of a few myths that talked about from the podcast in no particular order.

1. Family history
2. Sugar consumption
3. Use of bra
4. Weight gain an weight loss
5. Treatment stages
6. Lumps
7. Prevention
8. Use of antiperspirants
9. Breast feeding
10. Mammograms

References

1. American Cancer Society. Breast cancer risk factors you cannot change. Revised September 2017. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/risk-and-prevention/breast-cancer-risk-factors-you-cannot-change.html.

2. Linhart C et al. Use of underarm cosmetic products in relation to risk of breast cancer: A case-control study. EBioMedicine. 2017;21:79-85. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.06.005.

3. Rhea R et al. A sucrose-enriched diet promotes tumorigenesis in mammary gland in part through the 12-lipoxygenase pathway. Cancer Res. 2016;76(1):24-29. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703949/.

4. National Cancer Institute. Mammograms. Reviewed December 2016. Available at: https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/mammograms-fact-sheet.

5. Pan H. 20-year risks of breast-cancer recurrence after stopping endocrine therapy at 5 years. N Engl J Med. 2017;377:1836-1846. Available at: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1701830.

6. American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2017-2018. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/breast-cancer-facts-and-figures/breast-cancer-facts-and-figures-2017-2018.pdf (PDF).

7. Cancer.org. Key statistics for breast cancer in men. Revised January 8, 2019. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer-in-men/about/key-statistics.html.

8. Breasts sucking, fondling can help detect, not prevent lumps, cancer – Experts
   https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/279209-breasts-sucking-fondling-can-help-detect-not-prevent-lumps-cancer-experts.html

Kindly follow these links to do your own research from previously done researches and do remember to live healthy.

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