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The Clark Howard Podcast

05.22.23 Cancer Update & News On Men’s Health / ENERGY: Summer Gas And AC Prices

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.64.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Clark has a personal health update and some solid advice for others, specifically men, about how to advocate for and guard your most valuable asset: your health. Also, the unofficial start of summer is upon us, and buried under negative headlines is great news about gas prices and energy costs in the coming months. Protecting Men’s Health: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Summer Energy Costs: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show Clark Howard and the Prostate Cancer Foundation NYTimes: Too Many Older Men Are Still Screened for Prostate Cancer [The Washington Post] A silent crisis in men’s health gets worse Before you believe addiction or cancer claims, read this Why melanoma is so deadly for men, and why it doesn’t have to be Home Title Lock: Is It the Same As Home Title Insurance? Clark.com: What Is Owner’s Title Insurance and Do You Need It? How and When To Cancel a Credit Card Why You Should Keep Old Credit Card Accounts Open American Drivers Are Last Hope for Global Fuelmakers Ahead of Tenuous Travel Season What Is a Thrift Savings Plan? Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:11.0

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0:14.0

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0:19.0

Crypto trading involves risk of loss.

0:22.0

It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show, our omissions to serve you and empower you.

0:33.0

See my better financial decisions in your life.

0:36.0

Today, I've got an update on my health and some advice for others specifically us as guys,

0:45.0

terms of what we need to do to take better care of ourselves.

0:50.0

Also, this weekend is the unofficial start of summer.

0:55.0

I'm going to tell you how prices on gasoline, your air conditioning, what you're going to be facing this summer,

1:02.0

what you need to know about what summer and energy costs are going to do to your wallet.

1:09.0

So, if you're not aware, long-time listeners are, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 14 and a half years ago.

1:19.0

I had early stage, relatively minor prostate cancer, and I elected to do something at that time that was very unusual in the United States,

1:31.0

called active surveillance, where instead of having surgery or radiation or anything like that,

1:38.0

I've been in a program now for 14 and a half years, called active surveillance,

1:42.0

where I have continual testing now once a year to make sure that my cancer is still doing AOK, not threatening in any way.

1:54.0

And here I am nearly 15 years in, and I was just at UCLA Medical Center, where I go from my active surveillance,

2:05.0

and I had an MRI that is fairly, type of MRI that's fairly rare in the United States, very common overseas,

2:14.0

where they're able to figure out down to the individual cell, essentially, what cancer you have and the nature of those cells.

2:25.0

And you spend a long time in the machine, used to be an hour and 15 minutes now, it's about 55 minutes, as they've refined this.

2:34.0

And I got a clean bill of health, not that I don't have cancer, but that I have no dangerous cells that are in any way a threat to my health or my life.

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