Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Alex Marson and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the history and biological mechanisms of cancer, focusing on how DNA replication errors and environmental factors like UV radiation drive uncontrolled cell division and the importance of genetic screening for the BRCA mutation.
Dr. Alex Marson, MD, PhD, is a Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institutes and a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/u4VTFb4awrQ?si=snVo09NW--g1hHL5
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/oBv3wjv
*Timestamps*
00:00 Defining Cancer & Its History
00:51 Genetic Basis Of Cancer
02:56 How Cancer Cells Multiply
05:18 Identifying Cancer Risk Factors
06:29 Understanding BRCA Gene Mutations
#HubermanLab #Cancer
Disclaimer & Disclosures: hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
Dr. Alex Marson and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the history and biological mechanisms of cancer, focusing on how DNA replication errors and environmental factors like UV radiation drive uncontrolled cell division and the importance of genetic screening for the BRCA mutation.
Dr. Alex Marson, MD, PhD, is a Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institutes and a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/u4VTFb4awrQ?si=snVo09NW--g1hHL5
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/oBv3wjv
*Timestamps*
00:00 Defining Cancer & Its History
00:51 Genetic Basis Of Cancer
02:56 How Cancer Cells Multiply
05:18 Identifying Cancer Risk Factors
06:29 Understanding BRCA Gene Mutations
#HubermanLab #Cancer
Disclaimer & Disclosures: hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
