Breast Cancer, specifically cystic fibrosis aka fibroids under the nipple, possibly uterine fibroids aswell

The thyroid, iodine and breast cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC314438/

Iodine stimulates estrogen receptor singling and its systemic level is increased in surgical patients due to topical absorption https://www.oncotarget.com/article/20633/text/

Hypothesis: Iodine, Selenium and the Development of Breast Cancer https://www.jstor.org/stable/3553956

An Iodine Treatments Effect on Cell Proliferation Rates of Breast Cancer Cell Lines; In Vitro Study https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/5447

Changes in Dietary Iodine Explains Increasing Incidence of Breast Cancer with Distant Involvement in Young Women https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5327366/

Iodine deficiency and subclinical hypothyroidism are common in cystic fibrosis patients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23107148/

Iodine replacement in fibrocystic disease of the breast https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8221402/

**Benign Breast Disease and the Risk of Breast Cancer ** https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa044383

Serrapeptase and nattokinase to actually dissolve the fibroids

Serratiopeptidase, A Serine Protease Anti-Inflammatory, Fibrinolytic, and Mucolytic Drug, Can Be a Useful Adjuvant for Management in COVID-19 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8265778/

Enhancement of the fibrinolytic activity in plasma by oral administration of nattokinase https://r.b5z.net/i/u/10058718/f/Systemic_Enzyme_Therapy_and_Pulmonary_Fibrosis__PIVOTALHEALTH_.pdf

Why this is important

Breast cancer can affect both men and women, sometimes benign or malignant. It usually happens when there's an overwhelmingly excessive amount of estrogen that has not been metabolized from the body, so it gets stored in the most prime area of the body for whatever reason - the nipples. This happens because the modern diet lacks natural phytochemicals like indole 3 carbinol (I3C), diindolylmethane (DIM), or calcium d-glucarate to help metabolize excess estrogen. Sure, you can buy tons of broccoli, kale, cabbage, or apples to get those same phytochemicals, but most people don't know this, or simply do not have the time to spend grocery shopping or the prep work to make a balanced diet.

Since I am male, I'll speak for the males. This is very important to understand if you are inclined to take exogenous testosterone, or testosterone replacement therapy. Yes, too much T without taking ancillaries like nolvadex can lead to having lumpy or puffy nipps. Besides the aesthetic nature of the lumpy or puffy nipps, you can get whats called "spicey nips." Itchy, increased sensations in the nipps which can possibly lead to other symptoms of estrogen dominance.

Theoretical reasoning

While it's been studied that Selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERMS) like nolvadex or raloxifene actively target the estrogen receptors in the nipples, for some people (myself included) have a hard time dissolving the actual rubbery fibroids themselves. This is where iodine comes into play. The idea is that iodine helps to down-regulate/convert the "bad estrogens" like estrone and estradiol into the "good estrogen" like estriol which has also been linked to preventing fibrocystic breasts. Iodine also increases cellular signalling/activation of the nips too. Toss in some serrapeptase and nattokinase as added fibrinolytic enzymes to help "dissolve" the fibers and proteins of the fibroids.

For the longest time, it never made sense to me that taking a SERM would just make it go away, or why some studies report some sample sizes not responding to shrinking the lumps, or why it takes 3+ months to shrink. So I dug a little deeper, what are in fact these rubbery lumps? It ends up being cystic fibroids which researchers aren't even sure how they form (my guess, just bad diets that don't metabolize estrogen the right way)

Suggestive protocol, i'm not a doctor, do your own research too

Take a SERM, iodine in potassium iodide form (for more elemental iodine, 1 tsp is roughly 1.3g of KI, leading to roughly 0.950mg of I.), nattokinase, and serrapeptase.

Also, eat your veggies folks.