Cancer Doesn't Always Win: A Comprehensive Guide to Beating Breast & Ovarian Cancer

By Colletta Orr

One in eight women will develop breast cancer, and one in sixty-seven will develop ovarian cancer. These statistics serve as a reminder of the many mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and friends who have endured the words “You have cancer.”

Colletta Orr knows firsthand the devastating effects of breast and ovari

• Language: English
• Publisher: Purposely Created Publishing Group
• Release date: Oct 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781942838517

Colletta Orr

Colletta Brabham-Orr is an award-winning research scientist and the CEO of Colletta Orr & Associates. Her interest is in educating women about early diagnosis and ways they can minimize the potential impact of breast and ovarian cancers on their lives. Learn more at www.CollettaOrr.com

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CANCER DOESN’T ALWAYS WIN

Copyright © 2015 Colletta Orr

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Medical Disclaimer: The information contained of this book is meant for educational purposes only. The author and publisher expressly disclaims responsibility, and shall have no liability, for any damages, loss, injury, or liability whatsoever suffered as a result of your reliance on the information contained in this book or to anything related to the activities related to this book. After reading the content contained in this book the individual is strongly encouraged to review the information carefully with their healthcare providers to see if these prevention method suggestions are right for them. This book is not a substitute for proper medical care. The author does not claim to be able to prevent a cancer diagnosis or any other illnesses.

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PRAISE FOR CANCER DOESN’T ALWAYS WIN

Cancer Doesn't Always Win: A Comprehensive Guide to Beating Breast & Ovarian Cancer provides its readers with relevant, evidence-based data that enlightens and empowers the reader with the information necessary to prevent, affect, and live beyond the diagnosis.

– Dr. Terri Murdaugh-Johnson, MD, FAAP

Lead Physician,

 Pediatric Associates in West Palm Beach Florida

An informative and inspirational text that will be an invaluable resource for those diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancers. Colletta's passion and expertise in the subject matter clearly comes across.

– Dr. Aminah A. Keats, ND, FABNO

Former Director of Naturopathic Medicine

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

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My Grandmother Jannie Leigh Brabham, and My Great-Grandmother Katie Moss.

These two extraordinary women are my motivation for becoming a cancer research scientist and for writing this book. My great-grandmother Katie was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 41 and passed away at age 42, and my grandmother Jannie was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 66 and passed away at the age of 67. Both mother and daughter were diagnosed with cancers that primarily affect women. For this reason, I decided to learn everything that I could about breast and ovarian cancers.

I wrote this book to give women a resource to reduce the risk of developing these diseases and for living a healthy life beyond cancer.

I couldn’t save my grandmothers, but my hope is to save someone else’s mother, grandmother, aunt, or sister.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Author’s Note

Introduction

1  Breast Cancer

2  Living With Cancer: Creating a New Normal

3  Breast Cancer in Men

4  What is Ovarian Cancer?

5  The Link Between Breast & Ovarian Cancer

6  Healthy Lifestyle & Nutrition

7  Additional Factors

8  How Can We Protect Our Daughters From Breast Cancer?

9  Ten Foods That Can Reduce The Risk of Breast & Ovarian Cancer

10  How to Get The Most of Your Doctor Visit

11  Living Beyond Breast or Ovarian Cancer

SURVIVOR STORIES

Shetaba Morgan-Putman

Dawn Smith

Dewanda Mitchell

Conclusion

Resources & Support

References

About the Author

Note from the Author

Breast and ovarian cancers have significantly affected my family.  My maternal grandmother died from ovarian cancer, and my maternal great-grandmother died from breast cancer. They both died at relatively young ages, 67 and 42 years old, respectively.

My great-grandmother died before I was born. My grandmother and I, on the other hand, were very close. Like many grandmothers, she was the stitch that held our family together, a woman as kind and humble as one would expect a grandmother to be.  I was a daily part of her life when she was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and yet it still happened so fast. She was diagnosed in May and died in April of the following year. She had had a complete hysterectomy in May, and her oncologist assured us that he had gotten all of the cancer. 

My grandmother went through a few months of chemotherapy, and we thought all was well. However, by January her health worsened, and we couldn’t understand why.  She had to be hospitalized quite a bit. On one particular occasion, I spent the entire day with her at the hospital, and when her doctor came in, she was asleep. He checked his chart and took her vital signs and proceeded to walk out of her room. I followed him into the hallway to get an update on my grandmother’s condition. I really couldn’t understand why her health was not improving after the surgery and chemotherapy. I asked her doctor how my grandmother was doing and when could she go home. He said to me, She is as well as can be expected. I said, What do you mean? He said, Jannie didn’t tell you that she has cancer all over her body? At that moment, I went into shock. My heart broke into a million pieces. I felt totally blindsided by the news.

I was the first person in my family to hear this revelation. I then had to make a very difficult phone call to my mother. I called her and explained what the doctor had said. While I was on the phone, the doctor passed me, and I put him on the phone with my mother so he could confirm what I had told her. My grandmother had known that