In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons returns for part two of her conversation with Ivy Harris, the homeschool mom and researcher behind Done with Diligence, to answer the question Part 1 left open: if not a mammogram, then what? Dr. Jenn makes her most direct case yet that screening healthy, asymptomatic women with mammography is unethical and unsupported by science, and she lays out the alternative she built her practice around. This is the episode where she stops critiquing the old model and hands women a new one.Ivy asks the question every listener is thinking after Part 1: is there ever a situation where Dr. Jenn recommends a mammogram? Her answer draws the one line that matters most in this whole conversation, the line between screening a woman who feels fine and diagnosing a woman who has a symptom. One of those saves lives. The other, she argues, has been quietly manufacturing cancer for sixty years. This is the episode you'll want to send to every woman who's ever been told she has no choice but to start at 40 and repeat every year.What You'll LearnWhy Dr. Jenn recommends no screening mammogram for any asymptomatic woman.What the difference between FDA cleared and FDA approved really means, and why mammography would never pass the FDA todayHow QT compares to mammography and why it was built for dense breasts and implants firstWhy screening a 30 year old with a mammogram isn't avoided because it can't be done, but because it would reliably cause cancerWhy the WISDOM trial showed more screening produces more biopsies and more diagnoses without saving a single additional lifeWhat women should actually screen for instead, the metabolic dysfunction and inflammatory markers that point to preventionThe daily, no-cost practices Dr. Jenn says do more for breast health than any scan, from fasting to bone-loading movement to detoxificationWhy a biopsy does not spread cancer, and why stage one breast cancer is 99% survivableWhy the difference between surviving breast cancer and thriving after it usually comes down to who gets a health plan, not just a treatment planEpisode Timeline:01:29 Do mammograms save lives or save breasts01:50 Why finding cancer early doesn't change the outcome02:20 How QT imaging and doubling time work05:01 The difference between screening and diagnosis07:14 Thermography, ultrasound, and the tears test12:32 FDA cleared versus FDA approved, explained18:06 QT versus mammogram sensitivity, 91% versus 71%20:47 QT for dense breasts and implants23:51 QT insurance coverage, cost, and access26:11 What age to start screening, and why not mammograms28:20 Responding to Peter Attia and the WISDOM trial34:21 Diet, fasting, movement, and prevention basics38:53 What to do after a breast cancer diagnosis39:44 Whether biopsies spread cancer, and the estrogen myth43:30 Dr. Jenn's credentials and qualificationsGuest: Ivy HarrisWhere to find her: donewithdiligence.com & @donewithdiligenceTo talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

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