In part one of this two-part episode, KP shares his personal story about his diagnosis of early-stage, moderately aggressive prostate cancer. As a young black male with no known prior history, he was significantly under the age to be screened for this condition. But he got screened early, and is thankfully cancer free after treatment from great physicians. 

But this journey has led him to unpacking the topic of cancer, and specifically prostate cancer, among the Black male population. 

In this conversation, KP is joined by Ahmad Garrett-Price MD, a board certified family physician and the founder of GP Health. As a top family physician, Ahmad brings the clinical view as well as the context surrounding this issue. The two discuss KP’s cancer journey, Ahmad’s clinical expertise and experience, and the importance of examining the context surrounding men’s health in the Black community.

Main Topics

• Ahmad’s journey to his medical career and his family’s background in healthcare and community leadership (4:00)
• Ahmad’s time working as a senior physician at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California and the founding of GP Health, a proactive and preventative health service. GP Health examines the economic constructs, genetic predisposition and lifestyles of its patients, which helps them understand the full context of their health conditions (14:00)
• Issues surrounding men’s health among the Black community, including cancer and specifically prostate cancer and why it impacts them earlier in life (20:54)
• KP’s cancer screening experience and how his family history and role in public health led to get screening earlier than traditionally recommended (27:59)
• The cost effectiveness issues of false positives in prostate cancer tests and how it leads to an older screening age among men (35:47)
• What makes Black men more prone to prostate cancer and other outside factors, including diet, socioeconomic factors and access to health care (41:34)

Connect with Ahmad:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmad-garrett-price-md-3438b0148/

Connect with KP:

linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/

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