BCNA's State of the Nation Report launched today

I think what the medical profession fail to see is, whether they are 'evidence based' or not, there are an incredible amount of people who are blind-sighted as was I, being told exercise will stop a recurrence, what will you say to the thousands more coming up exercising and still get a recurrence? because that's the reality. It is fine to put out the message to eat well and exercise....that's a GIVEN for ANYONE and ANY ILLNESS!!! it's NOT specific to Breast Cancer...instead all this does is instil blame in people. @Aggie my Breast Surgeon also said the same thing as did my Oncologist. Diet is actually the lesser investigated between the two, and all minority studies because they'd have to trial individual foods to see if there is any bearing, which currently they say there just isn't. As part of my rehabilitation the Specialists SAID - don't kill yourself with diet because the only function of it is to be balanced and healthy as for any other illness. I really don't think the message is correct at all. Lets be clear, I always exercised and I still exercise to the best I can due to quality of life zipped not thanks to BC but treatment. Oh well, that's unfair too? lol. 

I also was told it was in the DNA and NO not just due to the BRCA Gene. 

@JJ70 I agree this has been a long winded discussion on screening age, all the reports?? and stats?? are geared for people over 50. Again completely not the reality as Im sure if you did a poll even here!!! I happened to be getting mammos in my late 30's phew! lucky??? my first diagnosis was at 43 and 47 again....Breast Surgeons words? "Its impossible, yet it happened and no amount of anything was going to stop this happening. 

There are so many things that need to be altered especially ignorance...not all STATS are correct or a true reflection of the reality of things at all. It is very easy for people never been through it to sift through all the information and make an informed comment, but its not the reality.