How to lower your risk of colorectal cancer with Alan Desmond, MD

In Episode #139 I sit down with Gastroenterologist Alan Desmond, MD to talk about colorectal cancer - the third most common form of cancer globally. We cover the below in detail: •What colorectal cancer is (the part of our gut it affects and the disease process from polyps to cancer) •Who tends to get colorectal cancer •How colorectal cancer is diagnosed •What the survival rate is once diagnosed with colorectal cancer •The importance of colorectal cancer screening and who should be doing this •Lifestyle modifications to lower our risk of developing colorectal cancer •Alcohol and colorectal cancer risk •Dr Desmond's thoughts on meat-rich low carbohydrate diets and colorectal cancer •and much more Resources: Connect with Alan Desmond, MD on Instagram The 2015 O'keefe paper we mentioned that included rural African and African American subjects: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4415091/ The umbrella review that we spoke about during the conversation today: https://gut.bmj.com/content/gutjnl/69/12/2244.full.pdf A fascinating review on the role of diet and the gut microbiome in colorectal cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5960467/pdf/13238_2018_Article_543.pdf Dr Denis Burkitt's landmark 1973 publication: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1588096/ Plus a fascinating interview with the great man himself, Dr Burkitt in conversation with Dr McDougall , during a visit to Loma Linda University in 1990: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA1fkVLqhmE Hope you enjoy it. Want to support the show? If you are enjoying the Plant Proof podcast a great way to support the show is by leaving a review on the Apple podcast app. It only takes a few minutes and helps more people find the episodes. Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast Author of The Proof is in the Plants Connect with me on Instagram and Twitter Download my two week meal plan