Is Laughter the best medicine? We attempt to answer this and other pressing questions in Doctor Vs Comedian. Dr Asif Doja is a pediatric neurologist and Ali Hassan is a stand up comedian and actor (CBC‘s Laugh Out Loud, Designated Survivor, Goon) who are each fascinated by what the other one does. In each episode, Asif picks a topic for Ali from comedy and entertainment and questions Ali about it. Then Ali picks a topic from medicine and health and grills Asif on that subject. We talk about serious subjects in an unserious way. If you want to hear about comedy, entertainment, health and wellness and don‘t want to have to choose between being entertaining AND informed, then this show is for you.
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Friday Apr 30, 2021
Episode 8: Chadwick Boseman / Colon Cancer
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Friday Apr 30, 2021
In this episode the guys reflect on the life of the late Chadwick Boseman. They first start by debriefing about this week’s Oscars telecast, Asif’s less than impressive predictions and the snub of Chadwick in the Best Actor category (00:50). Ali discusses Chadwick’s early life and his career from All My Children to 42 to Get on Up to Black Panther (10:33). Then they discuss his last two performances in Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and his lasting legacy. Because of Chadwick’s death at an early age from colon cancer, Asif then discusses the risk factors and signs of colon cancer (22:49). He then discusses screening for colon cancer and what one can do to help prevent it.
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Show Notes:
- Six Ways to Lower Your Risk for Colorectal Cancer https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/six-ways-to-lower-your-risk-for-colon-cancer.html
- Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer:
- American Cancer Society Guideline for Colorectal Cancer Screening: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/acs-recommendations.html
- Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health care: https://canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/published-guidelines/colorectal-cancer/
- Association of adherence to lifestyle recommendations and risk of colorectal cancer: a prospective Danish cohort study: https://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c5504
- High-fructose corn syrup enhances intestinal tumor growth in mice: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/363/6433/1345
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