Cancer

PSA screening leads to unnecessary treatment... and suffering - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "PSA screening leads to unnecessary treatment... and suffering"

Feb 22 •

22:24

PSA screening leads to unnecessary treatment... and suffering

If PSA screening doesn't save men from dying of prostate cancer, why do doctors still do it?

Feb 21 •

On the futility of breast cancer screening - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "On the futility of breast cancer screening"

Feb 14 •

20:02

On the futility of breast cancer screening

Breast cancer screening doesn't save lives, doesn't 'catch cancer early', and doesn't protect women from aggressive treatment. So why are we still…

Feb 13 •

Is low cholesterol bad for you?

Online health influencers claim that low cholesterol causes hormonal problems, damages your brain, and raises your risk of cancer and premature death…

Nov 29, 2024 •

Unpacking the ‘ketogenic diet cures cancer’ myth: Part 2 - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "Unpacking the 'ketogenic diet cures cancer' myth: Part 2"

Oct 27, 2024 •

26:31

Unpacking the ‘ketogenic diet cures cancer’ myth: Part 2

Continuing my analysis of distortions and misrepresentations in Dr Thomas Seyfried's interview on Diary of a CEO.

Oct 25, 2024 •

Unpacking the 'ketogenic diet cures cancer' myth: Part 1 - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "Unpacking the 'ketogenic diet cures cancer' myth: Part 1"

Oct 20, 2024 •

35:34

Unpacking the 'ketogenic diet cures cancer' myth: Part 1

Dr Thomas Seyfried claims that a ketogenic diet can prevent and cure cancer. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence; let's see if he…

Oct 19, 2024 •

The astonishing rise of cancer in Generation X - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "The astonishing rise of cancer in Generation X"

Oct 12, 2024 •

17:53

The astonishing rise of cancer in Generation X

Cancer rates are increasing faster in Gen Xers than in any previous generation born in the 20th century. What's going wrong?

Oct 11, 2024 •

The vitamin D-ilemma Part 2

The many faces of vitamin D... or, what doesn't vitamin D do?

Aug 25, 2024 •

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