Learning How to Fight Cancer Ep. 9: Cancer Treatments and the Immune System with Dr. Jeffrey Gladden
In this episode of Learning How to Fight Cancer, Dr. Matt Halpert sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Gladden, founder of Gladden Longevity and longtime interventional cardiologist, to explore a systems-based approach to health, longevity, and cancer care.
Dr. Gladden shares how his own health journey led him from traditional cardiology into functional, integrative, and longevity medicine, ultimately changing the way he thinks about disease. Rather than looking at one symptom or organ system in isolation, his approach considers the broader environment surrounding a patient, including metabolic health, immune function, stress, lifestyle, genetics, and other factors that may influence how the body responds to disease.
Together, Matt and Dr. Gladden discuss the growing importance of earlier cancer detection and why understanding genetic predispositions and other potential warning signs can give patients more opportunities to act. They also explore how cancer treatment has evolved beyond simply targeting the tumor, with increasing attention being placed on the immune system and its ability to recognize, respond to, and remember cancer.
The conversation also examines why a multi-pronged approach may be important when navigating cancer. From immune-based therapies and emerging technologies to exercise, metabolic health, stress management, and collaboration between different medical specialties, Dr. Gladden emphasizes the value of looking at the whole patient rather than any single intervention in isolation.
At its core, this conversation is about giving patients more information, more tools, and more reasons for hope. As Dr. Gladden explains, knowing what is happening in the body can create an opportunity to take action, build a stronger care team, and make more informed decisions moving forward.
Show Notes / Timestamps:
00:00 – Why information about your health can be empowering
01:45 – Dr. Gladden’s journey into longevity medicine
04:30 – A systems biology approach to health
09:25 – How Dr. Gladden works with cancer patients
15:05 – Early detection, genetics, and cancer predisposition
18:40 – How cancer treatment is evolving
20:05 – The immune system’s role in fighting cancer
24:15 – Why a multi-pronged approach matters
27:40 – Metabolic health, exercise, and stress
29:00 – Emerging immune-based approaches
31:50 – Dr. Gladden’s visit to Immunocine
33:15 – How to learn more about Dr. Gladden
34:45 – Collaboration and the future of cancer care
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