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Gut-Skin Axis: Can Gut Problems Cause Skin Cancer? | Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
June 05, 2025 · 49 min

Can your gut health affect your skin—and even your risk of cancer?

 

After years of struggling with debilitating gut issues and extreme weight loss, Chuck Carroll is now facing a new health challenge: skin cancer. Could these be connected?

 

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Chuck sits down with leading gastroenterologist and gut health expert Dr. Will Bulsiewicz to explore the latest science linking gut health, skin conditions, and cancer risk.

 

In this episode you'll learn about:

- Chuck's new cancer diagnosis and how he's doing

- The gut-skin connection

- How gut issues and skin cancer could be connected

- What your skin could be telling you about your gut health

- What comes next for Chuck in his healing journey

 

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This episode of The Exam Room is powered by Dr. Brooke Bussard and the Eat and Feel Good course to achieve optimal health.

 

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