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@colleenyoung

@alisa1, I'm glad that you found inspiration and helpful tips from a fellow cancer survivor, Amy Morris. It helps to hear from others who have been there.

For Everyone:
Eating healthy, exercise, not smoking, etc., we all know are good for us. And yes, healthy living can help to reduce our risk of recurrence or getting cancer in the first place. Unfortunately, cancer happens to some people even when we do everything "right".

For this reason, I would like to add some tips on how to evaluate resources. Do your due diligence.

There are red flags for me reviewing Dr. Amy's website and videos.
1. She makes promises that can't be guaranteed. For example, she stated that you can take "exact steps that eliminate side effects and stay cancer free for life"
No on can keep that promise to you. They shouldn't proclaim it as fact. We are all different. No one can guarantee cancer-free for life.

2. She is a doctorate of pharmacy, not an medical physician or oncologist.
I'm the first to tell you that pharmacists are an important member of your health care team. They are knowledgeable, accessible and often helpful, expecially when reviewing medications, possible interactions and counselling how best to take medications.
However on her website, she is not clear about her degree and it is misleading that she calls herself the cancer expert and Dr. Amy.

3. She is selling promises. Often where there is hope, there is hype. Buyer beware before spending your money.

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Replies to "@alisa1, I'm glad that you found inspiration and helpful tips from a fellow cancer survivor, Amy..."

Thanks @colleenyoung for the reminder that cancer can happen even when you do everything right.

Also, thanks for pointing out that qualifications and credentials matter when it comes to what source we choose to follow and where we get treatments.

Navigating breast cancer and treatment and recovery is so complex, even with the best-trained people. And mistakes do happen.

(I would hope that when patients experiment complications or questionable care, that they have the ability to seek other help either at that same hospital or at a different hospital. But I realize that, unfortunately, may not always be possible.)

I’m glad that this Mayo platform helps us sort through the many, many choices and challenges with breast cancer treatment.

Thanks for this information. I did not "buy-in to her program financially." She had some lifestyle changes and other beneficial information that benefited me from my healing and recovery. The tidbits I did walk away with from her videos, my oncologist relayed some of the same information.
Being a cancer survivor herself, I found some of her information to be relatable and relevant to my own journey. This is just my personal experience.