By: Nina Montée Karp, Executive Producer & Director, The Path of Wellness & Healing and LuxEco Advocate
The reality is harsh: 1 in 8 of our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends will hear the words “You have breast cancer” at some time in their lives. In fact, every 3 minutes in the US, a new woman is given this frightening diagnosis and as many as 25% of these women will ultimately die of that disease. The figures are startling, but here is, perhaps, the most surprising number of all: Only 10% of women with breast cancer have a family predisposition to get it. In other words, 90% of all breast cancers are provoked not by inherited genes, but by environmental triggers. This is critically important because it means that in up to 90% of cases, breast cancer may be preventable!
About Nina Montee Karp
Nina Montée Karp links her passion for the environment and children’s and women’s causes with her skill as an accomplished philanthropist. Over the past two decades, she has orchestrated highly successful fundraisers for numerous charitable organizations including, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Healthy Child Healthy World, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Breastcancer.org,The March of Dimes.. Nina is a member of the Board of Directors of Breastcancer.org, The March of Dimes (LA Chapter),Co-Vice President CHLA’s Huckleberry Fund and Honorary Board of Healthy Child Healthy World.
In addition to being an activist for children’s health and environmental causes, Nina is also a successful entrepreneur and the director/producer of best selling, award-winning educational DVDs, The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block. Her bestselling videos have been featured on programs including, Good Morning America, The View, Dr. Phil, CNN.
Nina’s favorite hobbies include hiking and flying single-engine planes. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Dr. Harvey Karp, and she is the proud mother of their daughter, Lexi.
Website: http://breastcancerdvd.org
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