Welcome to Season 3 of the Essence of Health Tea Time podcast!

According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men, with about 1 in 8 men being diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Early detection through regular screening is crucial, as prostate cancer is often without symptoms in its early stages.

One key to early detection and proper diagnosis is through having an important discussion with your Primary Care Physician regarding your personal risks and timing of screening. On today's episode, Dr. Shayla will be joined by a special guest, Dr. Byron Jasper and they will be spilling “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐎𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫”.

Dr. Byron Jasper is a Board Certified Family Physician and the esteemed Founder and CEO of Byja Clinic, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) Clinic located in Baton Rouge, LA. He also has extensive expertise in the fields of Community Health Leadership Development, HIV and Hepatitis care. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Jasper is the author of the widely praised book Byja Blueprint: An Introductory Guide to Direct Primary Care For Doctors, Patients, and Businesses.

Synopsis:

• Discover the importance of the prostate gland and its role in men’s health
• Understand the current screening guidelines and why discussing these guidelines in detail with your PCP is of great importance
• Explore what risk factors you may personally have for increasing your risk for Prostate Cancer
• Understand how Prostate Cancer impacts communities of color
• Get Dr. Jasper’s “piping hot tea” on common myths about Prostate Cancer and why a drive by exam can be detrimental

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Connect with Dr. Byron Jasper:

www.byja.org

Linkedin: Byja Clinic

Instagram: @byjaclinic

Facebook: @byjaclinic

Byja Radio Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/byja-radio/id1735755360

Byja Blueprint Book: https://books2read.com/byjablueprintDPC

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