On this episode of the Eat to Live Podcast, host Jenna Fuhrman sits down with her sister, naturopathic oncologist Dr. Cara Fuhrman, to explore a question many people are quietly asking:
Is there a smarter, more humane way to think about cancer prevention, treatment, and screening?
Together, they challenge long-standing assumptions about cancer as a matter of bad luck or genetics alone, and instead explore how lifestyle, nutrition, body fat, toxins, and modern screening tools like QT Imaging are reshaping how we understand cancer risk and early detection.
Dr. Cara Fuhrman also shares insights from LongevityRx, the medical center she co-founded with her father, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, where care is centered on prevention, precision, and long-term vitality, not fear-based medicine.
Key Takeaways:
You Have Control (00:01:56): Your lifestyle, especially diet, strongly impacts your cancer risk.
Healthy Diet = Overall Health (00:02:26): Eating well is good for everything, not just cancer prevention.
Younger Cancers on the Rise (00:07:23): Modern living (diet, chemicals, body fat) is causing more cancer in young people.
Nutrition Fights Active Cancer (00:09:52): Diet and specific natural supplements help eliminate cancer cells and prevent recurrence.
Mammogram Downsides (00:13:18): They use radiation, can be inaccurate, and may lead to unnecessary treatments.
QT Imaging is Better (00:15:28): It's a radiation-free, accurate screening tool that helps avoid over-diagnosis.
Layered Approach to Health (00:31:00): Combine many healthy strategies (diet, toxin reduction, body fat, omega-3s) for the best results.
References
Lifestyle, Nutrition & Cancer Risk
Monticciolo DL. The challenges of early-onset breast cancer. Radiographics. 2022;42:E16–E17. doi:10.1148/rg.210191
Song Y, Barry WT, Seah DS, et al. Patterns of recurrence and metastasis in BRCA1/BRCA2-associated breast cancers. Cancer. 2020;126:271–280. doi:10.1002/cncr.32540
Kuriyama S, Shimazu T, Ohmori K, et al. Green tea consumption and mortality due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes. JAMA. 2006;296:1255–1265.
Ogunleye AA, Xue F, Michels KB. Green tea consumption and breast cancer risk or recurrence: a meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010;119:477–484.
Aggarwal BB. Nuclear factor-κB: the enemy within. Cancer Cell. 2004;6:203–208.
Singh S, Aggarwal BB. Suppression of NF-κB activation by curcumin. J Biol Chem. 1995;270:24995–25000.
Sandur SK, Pandey MK, Sung B, et al. Curcumin regulates anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative responses. Carcinogenesis. 2007;28:1765–1773.
Panahi Y, Hosseini MS, Khalili N, et al. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of curcuminoids. Clin Nutr. 2015;34:1101–1108.
Breast Cancer Screening, Overdiagnosis & Harms
Gøtzsche PC, Jørgensen KJ. Screening for breast cancer with mammography. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013; Issue 6: CD001877.
doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001877.pub5
Nelson HD, Fu R, Cantor A, et al. Harms of breast cancer screening: systematic review for the USPSTF. Ann Intern Med. 2016;164:256–267.
QT Imaging & Advanced Breast Imaging Technologies
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 510(k) Summary – QT Scanner 2000 Model A (K220933).
FDA.gov
Maidment AD, et al. Patient preference and comfort in breast acoustic CT vs mammography. J Breast Imaging. 2024;6(2). PMC11366257
Wiskin JW, et al. Full-wave 3D inverse scattering transmission ultrasound imaging of breast tissue. J Biomed Imaging. 2018. PMC604119
Cancer Prevention, Nutrition, and Smarter Breast Screening
January 28, 2026 by Dr. Fuhrman Staff
On this episode of the Eat to Live Podcast, host Jenna Fuhrman sits down with her sister, naturopathic oncologist Dr. Cara Fuhrman, to explore a question many people are quietly asking:
Is there a smarter, more humane way to think about cancer prevention, treatment, and screening?
Together, they challenge long-standing assumptions about cancer as a matter of bad luck or genetics alone, and instead explore how lifestyle, nutrition, body fat, toxins, and modern screening tools like QT Imaging are reshaping how we understand cancer risk and early detection.
Dr. Cara Fuhrman also shares insights from LongevityRx, the medical center she co-founded with her father, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, where care is centered on prevention, precision, and long-term vitality, not fear-based medicine.
Key Takeaways:
Lifestyle, Nutrition & Cancer Risk
Monticciolo DL.
The challenges of early-onset breast cancer.
Radiographics. 2022;42:E16–E17. doi:10.1148/rg.210191
Song Y, Barry WT, Seah DS, et al.
Patterns of recurrence and metastasis in BRCA1/BRCA2-associated breast cancers.
Cancer. 2020;126:271–280. doi:10.1002/cncr.32540
Kuriyama S, Shimazu T, Ohmori K, et al.
Green tea consumption and mortality due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes.
JAMA. 2006;296:1255–1265.
Ogunleye AA, Xue F, Michels KB.
Green tea consumption and breast cancer risk or recurrence: a meta-analysis.
Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010;119:477–484.
Green Tea Polyphenols (EGCG) & Cancer Biology
Singh BN, Shankar S, Srivastava RK.
EGCG: mechanisms, perspectives, and clinical applications.
Biochem Pharmacol. 2011;82:1807–1821.
Khan N, Adhami VM, Mukhtar H.
Green tea polyphenols in chemoprevention of prostate cancer.
Nutr Cancer. 2009;61:836–841.
Sun CL, Yuan JM, Koh WP, Yu MC.
Green tea, black tea and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
Carcinogenesis. 2006;27:1310–1315.
Curcumin, Inflammation & Anti-Proliferative Pathways
Aggarwal BB.
Nuclear factor-κB: the enemy within.
Cancer Cell. 2004;6:203–208.
Singh S, Aggarwal BB.
Suppression of NF-κB activation by curcumin.
J Biol Chem. 1995;270:24995–25000.
Sandur SK, Pandey MK, Sung B, et al.
Curcumin regulates anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative responses.
Carcinogenesis. 2007;28:1765–1773.
Panahi Y, Hosseini MS, Khalili N, et al.
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of curcuminoids.
Clin Nutr. 2015;34:1101–1108.
Breast Cancer Screening, Overdiagnosis & Harms
Gøtzsche PC, Jørgensen KJ.
Screening for breast cancer with mammography.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013; Issue 6: CD001877.
doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001877.pub5
Nelson HD, Fu R, Cantor A, et al.
Harms of breast cancer screening: systematic review for the USPSTF.
Ann Intern Med. 2016;164:256–267.
QT Imaging & Advanced Breast Imaging Technologies
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
510(k) Summary – QT Scanner 2000 Model A (K220933).
FDA.gov
Maidment AD, et al.
Patient preference and comfort in breast acoustic CT vs mammography.
J Breast Imaging. 2024;6(2). PMC11366257
Wiskin JW, et al.
Full-wave 3D inverse scattering transmission ultrasound imaging of breast tissue.
J Biomed Imaging. 2018. PMC604119