The Original Guide to Men’s Health

The Original Guide to Men’s Health


Episode 28: Medical Genetics

March 27, 2020

Genetics is a growing part of health care, and  is used to identify heritable genetic variants that increase the risk of certain diseases and conditions, including some types of cancers. Among other things, learn why breast cancer-related variants are also related to prostate cancer, and why you should be leery of direct-to-consumer tests for heritable disease risk indicators.


Guest:


Gail P. Jarvik, MD, PhD, Endowed Chair in Medicine and Genome Sciences, and Professor and Head of Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle WA.