Cancer Prevention - Peter Attia

#323 – CRISPR and the future of gene editing: scientific advances, genetic therapies, disease treatment potential, and ethical considerations | Feng Zhang, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:45:13 +0000

“One of the promises of gene editing is that it can provide a single treatment that is a cure for the disease.” —Feng Zhang

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A new blood test doesn’t change the game for colorectal cancer screening

Peter Attia — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:00:09 +0000

How a new cell-free DNA test stacks up against other available options

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#313 – AMA #62: Protein’s impact on appetite and weight management, and uric acid’s link to disease and how to manage levels

Peter Attia — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:45:11 +0000

"The body responds in pretty significant ways to alterations in protein availability.” —Peter Attia

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#311 ‒ Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter’s frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:45:32 +0000

“I would say three-quarters of the benefits you can get towards a longer life, come solely from pursuing better health.” —Peter Attia

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#310 – The relationship between testosterone and prostate cancer, testosterone replacement therapy, and tools for predicting cancer aggressiveness and guiding therapy | Ted Schaeffer, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:45:47 +0000

“There's no evidence that says exogenous T replacement causes acceleration or propagation of someone's prostate cancer.” —Ted Schaeffer

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#308 – AMA #61: Sun exposure, sunscreen, and skin health: relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer, vitamin D production, and photoaging, how to choose a sunscreen, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 08:45:58 +0000

“This is the beginning of a type of technology that I hope, over the coming decade, can make screening, especially for melanoma, to be a more effective tool.” —Peter Attia

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Do high protein diets increase cancer risk?

Peter Attia — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Is there any merit to the idea that consuming more protein increases one’s risk of developing or dying from cancer?

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#304 – NEW: Introducing quarterly podcast summaries – Peter shares his biggest takeaways on muscle protein synthesis, VO2 max, toe strength, gut health, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:45:16 +0000

“Getting a high VO2 max and being very strong are very hard to do. They take a long time. Everybody can do them, but they can't be done quickly and easily, so therefore, they are the tip of the spear.” —Peter Attia

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Can ovarian cancer be detected by genetic analysis of cervical cancer screening samples?

Peter Attia — Sat, 11 May 2024 11:00:47 +0000

A proof-of-concept method for adding ovarian cancer screening to existing protocols

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#300 – Special episode: Peter on exercise, fasting, nutrition, stem cells, geroprotective drugs, and more — promising interventions or just noise?

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 May 2024 08:45:12 +0000

“The probability that having a high VO2 max, high muscle mass, and high muscle strength are going to increase the length of your life and improve the quality of your life. . .is so high that to act in disregard of that is irresponsible.” —Peter Attia

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#290 ‒ Liquid biopsies for early cancer detection, the role of epigenetics in aging, and the future of aging research | Alex Aravanis, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:45:18 +0000

“Age is your single biggest risk factor for cancer. The population over 50 is about a 10x increased risk relative to the population under 50.” —Alex Aravanis

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#289 – AMA #56: Cancer screening: pros and cons, screening options, interpreting results, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:45:48 +0000

"There has been a pretty clear and consistent benefit [to cancer screening] that has been demonstrated, and the exceptions I think have a pretty clear sense of why.” —Peter Attia

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#286 ‒ Journal club with Andrew Huberman: the impact of light exposure on mental health and an immunotherapy breakthrough for cancer treatment

Peter Attia — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:45:51 +0000

“People spend 90% of their time indoors now. Their daytime environments are too dim, their nighttime environments are too bright." —Andrew Huberman

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The futility of estimating changes to all-cause mortality from target cancer screening studies

Peter Attia — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 12:00:29 +0000

Why a recent publication shouldn’t change your motivation to get screened for cancer

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#278 ‒ Breast cancer: how to catch, treat, and survive breast cancer | Harold Burstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:45:56 +0000

“We've completely flipped the outcomes for HER2-positive breast cancer, where it has gone from one of the most feared types of breast cancer to one of the most successfully treated types of breast cancer.” —Harold Burstein

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#273 ‒ Prostate health: common problems, cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and more | Ted Schaeffer, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:45:20 +0000

“The faster that your PSA density rises, it is a canary in the coal mine. . .you need to do some additional evaluation.” —Ted Schaeffer

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More than glycemic control: SGLT2 inhibitors may extend lung cancer survival

Peter Attia — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 11:00:43 +0000

A retrospective study offers hope

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Can a peptide found in bee stings offer hope for treatment-resistant breast cancers?

Peter Attia — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:00:29 +0000

Melittin, the main component of honeybee venom, has shown promise as a basis for chemotherapeutic drugs to combat treatment-resistant breast cancer

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#267 ‒ The latest in cancer therapeutics, diagnostics, and early detection | Keith Flaherty, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:45:45 +0000

“Early detection is going to allow our same toolbox of drugs to be massively more effective.” —Keith Flaherty

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Silencing the alarm on aspartame and cancer

Peter Attia — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:00:18 +0000

Last month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer designated the low-calorie sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic,” quickly leading to concern, confusion, and criticism.

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#253 ‒ Hormone replacement therapy and the Women’s Health Initiative: re-examining the results, the link to breast cancer, and weighing the risk vs reward of HRT | JoAnn Manson, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 08 May 2023 08:45:18 +0000

“It’s so important for women to understand that the absolute risks of these hormones are much lower in early menopause than in later menopause.” —JoAnn Manson

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#252 ‒ Latest insights on Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, exercise, nutrition, and fasting | Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:45:03 +0000

“My perspective has shifted as any scientist that's following data should… When new data comes out, you have to reassess things.” —Rhonda Patrick

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How failures in study selection can sink a meta-analysis

Peter Attia — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:00:46 +0000

Mixing apples and oranges and winding up with garbage

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Antitumor mRNA vaccines are cause for optimism

Peter Attia — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 12:00:18 +0000

Moderna recently announced preliminary results of a clinical trial involving a personalized antitumor mRNA vaccine, and despite the knee-jerk uproar, the treatment may prove to be another useful weapon in the battle against cancer

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