From Death To Life: Dr. Dawn Mussallem On Surviving Cancer Twice, Running A Marathon Post Heart Transplant, & Why Mindset Matters More Than Medicine

You have to take care of your body. Seven out of the 10 top chronic diseases are preventable with lifestyle. My name is Dom Musalem and I'm a physician and my specialty is integrative oncology. 5 to 10% of cancers are genetic, 5 to 10% are family histories. That means 75 to 80% of cancers are happening because of things, not because of genes.

in our family history. They're happening because of external causes. When you were 26 years old, you're just starting your medical education and out of the blue, you're hit with this stage four non-Hodgkins lymphoma diagnosis. Dawn says it's her own experiences that's helped her career. My disease is basically what has defined me.

I learned a lot in medical school, but I learned everything from being a patient. You survived this only to later suffer heart failure. which requires a heart transplant. And you go on to become the first person to run a marathon within a year of a heart transplant. It just set the stage for me to be in this position to help others in their moments of hardship.

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