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#289 – AMA #56: Cancer screening: pros and cons, screening options, interpreting results, and more
“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
The futility of estimating changes to all-cause mortality from target cancer screening studies
Why a recent publication shouldn’t change your motivation to get screened for cancer
#267 ‒ The latest in cancer therapeutics, diagnostics, and early detection | Keith Flaherty, M.D.
“Early detection is going to allow our same toolbox of drugs to be massively more effective.” —Keith Flaherty
Confusion over results of a recent colonoscopy trial
A recently published NEJM paper appears to show that colonoscopy screenings do not reduce risk of colorectal cancer death. As is often the case, the results have been taken out of context and their implications grossly overestimated.
Peter on the importance of regular colonoscopies
This audio clip is from episode #202 – Peter on nutrition, disease prevention, sleep, and more, originally released on April…
#202 – Peter on nutrition, disease prevention, sleep, and more — looking back on the last 100 episodes
“I really think that in 10 years we’re going to basically be using designer-based immunotherapies to eradicate most solid organ metastatic cancers.” —Peter Attia
#177 – Steven Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D.: The development of cancer immunotherapy and its promise for treating advanced cancers
“It’s the balance of the aggressive immune reaction against the inhibitory molecules that can prevent that immune reaction that is the holy grail of trying to find effective treatments.” —Steven Rosenberg
Colorectal cancer screening
When I learned about Chadwick Boseman’s death from colorectal cancer (CRC) at the age of 43 a few weeks ago, it broke my heart.
#42 – Avrum Bluming, M.D. and Carol Tavris, Ph.D.: Controversial topic affecting all women—the role of hormone replacement therapy through menopause and beyond—the compelling case for long-term HRT and dispelling the myth that it causes breast cancer
“We welcome the criticism and the discussion, that way we will all learn. We don’t claim to have the final answer, but we think that this book [Estrogen Matters] represents an important step forward in empowering women and helping them live longer and live better.” —Avrum Bluming