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Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor

Kernersville, North Carolina
After graduating from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Tabor devoted his career to helping people live a life they love through medical research.  Over 1 million women have already trusted Dr. Tabor for better nutrition and health education.  His prevention through nutrition... Full Bio
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Breast Cancer Prevention: Tamoxifen vs. Raloxifene by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer The ultimate goal in breast cancer research (or any disease research) is to find a way to prevent breast cancer from occurring.  Tamoxifen is widely used to treat breast can ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy: Comparison of Different Protocols by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer In one of my 2009 blogsI discussed two clinical trials whose results suggested that breast cancer radiation therapy given in fewerthough higherdoses might be beneficial.  Ho ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: Whole Breast vs. Intraoperative by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Accelerated partial breast irradiation, which requires only 5-7 days in most cases, appears to be well on its way to becoming the standard of care for breast cancer patients ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Research Examines Breast Cancer Metastasis by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer New breast cancer research published in the journal Nature Cell Biology investigated the method by which breast cancer cells spread throughout the body (breast cancer metas ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk & Consumption of Animal Products by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Blood levels of steroid hormones have been implicated as a breast cancer risk factor.  This is particularly true for estrogen and hormones like sex hormone-binding globulin ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk & Hormone Therapy by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Ever since the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial, it has been known that postmenopausal hormone therapy (estrogen + progestin) increases breast cancer risk.  For thi ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk - Coffee, Alcohol & Total Energy by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer If you are reading this blog, then you are probably well aware that individual dietary habits can impact breast cancer risk.  New breast cancer research published in The Br ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk and Estrogen + Progestin Hormone Therapy by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Hormone replacement therapies were designed to aid women through the transition from premenopausal to postmenopausal stages of life by reducing common menopausal discomforts ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Chinese Women by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Rates of breast cancer incidence in China are substantially lower than rates seen in Western countries like the United States.  However, modernization in regards to diet and ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Hispanic vs Non-Hispanic Women by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Differences in breast cancer risk, breast cancer stage at diagnosis, and breast cancer survival are evident between different races.  For example, breast cancer incidence af ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Increased by Low Adiponectin Levels by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Adiponectin is a protein hormone produced by and secreted from body fat tissues.  This hormone is involved in numerous metabolic processes throughout the human body.  Despi ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Increased by Stress of Social Isolation by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer A press release from the University of Chicago discusses a new study that explores the relationship between the stress of social isolation and breast cancer risk.  In this ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Metabolic Syndrome? by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer The Metabolic Syndrome is characterized by a constellation of symptoms including central obesity, elevated blood triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol, low levels of HDL-cholest ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Might Be Affected by Grandmother's Diet During Pregnancy by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Research has shown us over and over that diet and lifestyle choices impact our health in many ways, including breast cancer risk.  However, new research presented at the 101 ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Might Be Reduced By Eating Whole Grains by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Whole grains are good sources of dietary fiber, some of the B vitamins and a number of phytochemicals with potential health benefits.  Among other benefits, it has been repo ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Not Increased By Estrogen Therapy by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer The use of hormone therapy for the relief of menopausal symptoms has been common practice for decades.  However, the safety of hormone therapy, particularly estrogen + proge ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Reduced By Regular Aspirin Use by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer While aspirin is best known for the treatment of headaches and in low doses for its heart health benefits, research also suggests that regular aspirin use might have cancer ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk Reduction With Dietary Mushrooms by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Mushrooms have long been reported to have potential anti-cancer benefits; however, the vast majority of the studies exploring the cancer fighting benefits of mushrooms have ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Risk-Based Guidelines by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to an end, I wanted to take this opportunity to direct your attention to some of the most detailed risk-based screening guid ... Read on »
Breast Cancer Screening with Elastography by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Elastography is a type of ultrasound screening in which an ultrasound image is first taken and then a small amount of controlled pressure is applied to the breast tissue an ... Read on »