Podcast: Hereditary Prostate Cancer and How to Lower Your Risk

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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Featured Speaker:

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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