357 - How to Prevent Cancer: A Doctor’s Science-Backed Guide to Diet, Exercise & Lifestyle

Can the way we eat and live actually lower our risk of cancer? That question sits close to my heart, and in this episode I sit down with Dr. Shireen Kassam, consultant hematologist, lifestyle medicine physician, and founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK to dig into what the science really says.

Dr. Kassam has spent years at the intersection of clinical oncology and nutrition, and what she shares here is both hopeful and practical. We talk through how diet, exercise, body weight, alcohol, smoking, sleep, and the gut microbiome each shape cancer risk, and why our daily choices matter both before a diagnosis and long after one. I found myself nodding along and rethinking a few things I thought I understood, and I think you will too.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why as many as 4 out of 10 cancers may be preventable through lifestyle change

• The biggest modifiable risk factors that have nothing to do with your genes

• How excess body fat drives cancer risk through inflammation and hormones

• The way physical activity actively protects the body against cancer

• What the evidence really says about red meat, processed meat, and dairy

• The truth about soy and breast cancer and why the fear is misplaced

• Whether sugar directly causes cancer

• Where olive oil, fats, and the Mediterranean diet fit in

• What the research does (and doesn't) support about fasting

Connect with Dr. Shireen Kassam:

• Website - https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/

• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedhealthprofessionals/

• Facebook - https://web.facebook.com/wholefoodplantbasednutrition

 

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