Summary: Stephen J. Freedland, M.D. is my special guest of today’s Carbohydrates Can Kill Show for the fourth episode of a special podcast series on Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Freedland is associate professor of surgery and pathology, Duke University School of Medicine. One of his special research interests is prostate cancer, in addition to obesity, nutrition, and diet. As one of the well publicized cancers for men, prostate cancer had invaded 217,730 males in 2010, and took away 32,050 lives. It was more than one out 10 patients with this notorious cancer lost his fight. Besides, prostate cancer does not only happen in the elder population, but is also found in the younger males. Of the total number of patients with prostate cancer in 2010, 0.6% were found in males between 35 and 44 years of age, 9.1% in males between 45 and 54, 30.7% in males between 55 and 64, and 35.3% in males between 65 and 74. Only 19.9% were found in the males aged between 75 and 84 years, and 4.4% were 84 years and older. Although we still do not know the etiology of prostate cancer, Dr. Freedland has worked very hard at both the laboratory and clinic in hope that we can prevent and/or curing prostate cancer. Dr. Freedland is here to share the findings of his researches with you and me. Let’s tune in to this very informative interview. Website: Dr. Freedland’s Bio (Duke.edu)
