Podcast: Hereditary Prostate Cancer and How to Lower Your Risk

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Michael Whalen

Assistant Professor of Urology Dr. Michael Whalen discusses prostate cancer, specifically hereditary prostate cancer and dietary changes to lower one's risk of developing this type of cancer.

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Michael J. Whalen, MD is Assistant Professor of Urology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Neurobiology from Harvard College and received his medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City. He completed his residency in Urology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center.

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