Looking for a way to reduce the risk of breast cancer? Dr. Weil suggests mushrooms:

There are many ways to help lower your risk of breast cancer; one is to incorporate medicinal mushrooms into your diet and health regime.

He suggests four varieties of mushroom:

• Maitake - An article in Find Articles has this to say about the Maitake mushroom: Maitake:

  this Japanese mushroom may protect you from cancer and cut your cholesterol levels. It may also enhance the immunity of HIV patients

• Shiitake - Wikipedia tells us that:

  Shiitake mushrooms have been researched for their medicinal benefits, most notably their anti-tumor properties in laboratory mice.

  Agaricus - This from Agaricus Power:

  Agaricus has been a big hit in the past few years with its recognition as an alternative treatment support for many diseases including Cancer.

• Reishi - The B.C. Cancer Agency has this to say baout the reshi mushroom:

  "...reishi may be useful in the form of a supplement during radiotherapy or chemotherapy to reduce various side effects, among them, bone marrow suppression and fatigue. Indeed, the immunorestorative activity of reishi may afford a degree of protection from the side effects of radiotherapy." (Jones Aug 1998)