510: The Main Causes of Cancer & What You Can Do to Prevent It (New Paradigm) | Dr. Jason Fung
Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/510drjasonfung
Dr. Jason Fung (IG: @drjasonfung) is a physician, researcher and New York Times bestselling author and currently practices as a nephrologist (kidney specialist).
He is the co-founder of The Fasting Method, which provides the education, tools and community needed to successfully implement intermittent fasting.
Today we\u2019re discussing Jason\u2019s book, The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery.
Unfortunately, in todays world, most of us have or will be impacted by cancer in one way or another. So this is an important conversation for us all.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The first documented case of cancer in humans
- The 1st paradigm of cancer
- The 2nd cancer paradigm (genetic)/li>
- What is a tumor suppressor gene?
- What is driving genetic mutations?
- The pivot to the evolutionary paradigm of cancer (3rd)
- The somatic mutation theory
- Obesity is a risk factor for cancer
- How immunotherapy works against cancer
- The controversy about early cancer screening
- Cancer drugs can cause cancer
- The biggest risk factors of cancer
- Does eating organic food lead to less cancer?
- Dr. Fung\u2019s perspective on genetically modified foods
- Insulin is a growth factor
- Limit insulin to help prevent cancer
- Fasting and chemotherapy
- Dr. Fung\u2019s recommendations for treating type 2 diabetes
- The rates of obesity related cancers has increased
- Genetics are a risk factor for cancer
- Green tea has an anti-cancer effect
- What to do if you have cancer
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Related links:
Dr. Jason Fung - The Cancer Code (book)
Follow Dr. Jason Fung on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Listen or watch Dr. Jason Fung previously on TUHP (episodes #369, #380, #467, and #496)
Dr. Jason Fung - The Obesity Code (book)
Dr. Jason Fung - The Diabetes Code (book)
Dr. Jason Fung - Life In The Fasting Lane (book)
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