Understand Cancer & Reduce Cancer Risk | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Uh We've all known people have died of cancer um or have had cancer . What can be done to reduce one's risk of cancer ? Well , you asked earlier about the numbers .

Understand Cancer & Reduce Cancer Risk | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

So , so yeah , if step one is , don't get cancer , you have no control over your genes , you have control over smoking , you have control over insulin sensitivity . I wish I could sit here and tell you that there is a proven anticancer diet or that if you do X amount of exercise per weak , you're gonna not get cancer . We just don't have a fraction of the control over cancer that we have with cardiovascular disease .

Understand Cancer & Reduce Cancer Risk | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

So we have the clinical trial data to put them side by side . So rule number one is don't get cancer . Rule number two is catch cancer as early as possible if you're going to get it , which brings us to your question of how do you screen for it ?

Understand Cancer & Reduce Cancer Risk | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

So rule number one is don't get cancer . Rule number two is catch cancer as early as possible if you're going to get it , which brings us to your question of how do you screen for it ? Um We basically screen the first line of screening is , is imaging is , is , is , is , is a sort of visualization .

Understand Cancer & Reduce Cancer Risk | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Um And we , you know , we , we have to rely much more on screening . Are there good whole body screens for cancer ? Uh In other words , can I walk into a tube and um or a cylinder rather and get screened for the presence of tumors , any and everywhere in the body outside the brain because the brain is a little harder to , to get to , right .