Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Prevention

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Join Dr. Gracer for what will be a fascinating interview about breast cancer risks and prevention.  Dr. Gracer’s guest is Lisa Drayer, MA, RD, a well-known dietary expert who reviews a recent study that you will find informative and fascinating. The data from this study shows that vitamin D deficiency and alcohol consumption are major risk factors for breast cancer. Ms. Drayer also highlights some simple things that women can do to reduce their risk.

Dr. Gracer then reviews many other factors that also affect cancer risk.  (Note: Bayer funded this survey and also the interview with Ms. Drayer in order to showcase and promote their One a Day multivitamin, which has a significant amount of vitamin D, which is very important for breast health. However, this does not affect the findings discussed or their importance.)

More about Lisa Drayer

Lisa Drayer, M.A., R.D., is a registered dietician, author and health reporter who educates consumers about important issues related to personal health, beauty and nutrition.

She is the author of THE BEAUTY DIET: Looking Great has Never Been So Delicious (McGraw-Hill, 2008).  She is also the author of Strong, Slim and 30! Eat Right, Stay Young, Feel Great, and Look FABULOUS (McGraw-Hill, 2007).

Lisa is a regular contributor to CNN, she started CNN’s Breakfast with Daybreak segment where she produced and delivered reports on breaking health and nutrition news.  Lisa also makes frequent appearances on NBC’s Today Show, FOX News Channel, ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS’s Early Show, and several other television and radio stations throughout the country.

Lisa has been a columnist, contributing health editor and spokesperson for Women’s Health since it launched in 2004. Lisa’s expert advice has also appeared in several other magazines and newspapers, including: ELLE, Fitness, Marie Claire, Woman’s Day, McCall’s, Family Circle, Bon Appétit, Seventeen, Natural Health, Vegetarian Times, People’s Your Diet, OK!, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune.