opt for the surgery. not the less invasive one. all right, doctor, those carotid arteries are so im portant. very important. i didn t know that about both sides. admitted it during t break. meanwhile, what about this? great question. you ve heard dr. rosenfeld talk a lot about breast cancer and advice for women telling to get screened if you have a family history of either breast or ovariancancer. what about men? what should they do if thevey ha a family history of breast or ovarian cancer? doctor, ould they be screened, this is very interesting. ryoo? i have to tell you, itev occurred to me until recently when i read a review of it in the literaturbo we ve talked before about the brca one andrca-2 gene mutations. women who have these mutations especially with a fily history of breast or ovarian cancer are vulnerabl to canr of the breast and ovaries and as i ve said before, if you are a woman
tea party, they could be the reader for the anti-tax movement in new york state. we have been very clear where we stand on spending and taxes and the size of government. so we are the originators. we are the original tea party. well, if the taxpayer party line gets 50,000 votes in november, it will stay on the ballot in new york for the next election. in the next hour, a conservative activist who has been involved in the party drive. for more on this story go to fox news .com and check out our election headquarters. you can see that article and a look in this controversy. some members of the tea party movement don t like it. we ll have more on that in the next hour. jaime? a major medical breakthrough helping doctors diagnose alzheimer s well before any symptoms occur. dr. rosenfeld on sunday house call. he will be here to tell us what you need to know. and chaos in the nation s capital. fire erupts blocks from the
back now with our house call and dr. rosenfeld. and before we go, time for the healthy monday tip. doc, this week? you know, people often ask me, you know, do you think i m gonna have to have my gal bladder out sometime? well, i have to tell you that i don t think that many of our viewers are gonna have their gal bladder out. first of all, you have to be fat and overweight. that s not our viewers. you have to have if you don t get enough exercise, you are at risk. those two categories we took care of them. fat people, no exercise. women are more likely to have it than men. if you have a high cholesterol or high bellerubin you will get it. chances are you won t get it before the age of 40.
the show where eric and i usually get it wrong. we are good sports. it is how dr. rosenfeld tells us the difference between myth and fact. today we are talking about your eyes. people think they should leave it up to their eye doctor to decide if they need cataract surgery. dr. rosenfeld has a different opinion, i assume, doc. you have given it all away. everybody as we get older, we develop cataract. the lens becomes cloudy and there is some interference with your vision. if you go to your eye doctor and examines you and says you have cataracts. cataracts, does is that mean you need them does that mean you need them removed? you are the one that makes the decision. the president of cataracts is almost universal. the time to get the cataract surgery and it is very straight forward effective surgery is when you have trouble reading, when you have