Dr. Adam Barsouk= "Outsmarting Cancer."
From The He's Just Podcasts by Jules Douge
February 13, 2026 · 53 min · Season 11 · Episode 5
About this episode
Dr. Adam Barsouk discusses his book 'Outsmarting Cancer' and the importance of cancer prevention through lifestyle changes and social reforms.
ADAM BARSOUK, MD , is an oncology fellow at Johns Hopkins University and resident-physician at the University of Pennsylvania. His articles about science, medicine, and policy have been featured in Forbes, Newsweek, Fox News, and Business Insider. Today we discuss his new book Outsmarting Cancer Risk Reduction and the Power of Prevention. Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in many developed countries and US states, and is the leading cause of healthcare expenditure worldwide. That’s the bad news. The good news is that half of all cancer deaths could be preventable through lifestyle changes and social reforms. Outsmarting Cancer reframes one of the most pressing medical challenges of our time: how to prevent cancer. Dr. Barsouk presents a sweeping examination of cancer’s true origins,biological, environmental, dietary, infectious, industrial, occupational, and behavioral makes a compelling case for why cancer prevention must become a central priority in public and personal health. His book explores a wide range of overlooked and misunderstood risk factors, as well as how inequities in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention disproportionately impact…
People in this episode
Host: Jules Douge
Guest: ADAM BARSOUK
Topics covered
- cancer prevention
- healthcare
- lifestyle changes
- risk factors
- public health
- social reforms
Keywords
- cancer
- prevention
- health
- lifestyle
- risk reduction
- oncology
- public health
- inequities
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Forbes, Newsweek, Fox News, Business Insider
Books & works: Outsmarting Cancer
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