Let's Talk Cancer

A highly promising field in cancer research is the development of blood tests that can detect different cancers at the earliest stages. Referred to as multi-cancer early detection (MCED), this technology has the potential to become a game-changer for cancer control worldwide. Dr Dan Milner, Executive Director of the Access to Oncology Medicines Coalition (ATOM) explains how MCED works an...

Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller speaks about her experience of ovarian cancer and offers advice to women, encouraging them to focus on their health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Cary Adams, CEO of UICC speaks with Deputy Commissioner Johanne Morne, who leads the newly formed Office of Health Equity and Human Rights at the New York State Department of Health in the US, about these barriers to accessing health services and cancer care and how they can be addressed. #WorldCancerDay #CloseTheCareGap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Tennermann has been diagnosed with cancer eight times since first discovering he had a brain tumour almost 30 years ago. He was first diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1995. His journey with cancer had just begun. In subsequent years, he was diagnosed with two types of skin cancer, kidney cancer in both kidneys, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and two rare cancers: pleural mesothelioma and perito...

Ms Gautami Tadimalla, a celebrated Bollywood actress, talks about what it means to receive a cancer diagnosis, especially as a public figure. She describes how experience continues to affect life even after remission, and how developing and surviving cancer translates into advocating for better cancer care for everyone. Ms Tadimalla is also the founder of Life Again Foundation, whose mission is to...

Antimicrobial resistance - or drug resistance - is one of the most serious health threats facing humanity. It could cause 10 million deaths per year and cost overall USD 100 trillion to the global economy by 2050. Dr Cary Adams, CEO of the Union for International Cancer Control and Kevin Outterson, Professor of Law at Boston University and Executive Director at CarbX discuss this rising global hea...

Dr Lydia Pace speaks about the global rise in breast cancer cases, the significant disparities in survival rates between income settings, promising innovations and male breast cancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If someone is in unbearable pain, terminally ill or suffering an incurable condition, should they legally be provided assistance to die if they wish to do so?   The age-old controversy around assisted suicide or medically assisted dying is complex and multi-faceted. It raises questions about individual self-determination, the distinction between physical and psychological suffering, and the c...

More than half of people with cancer are 65 or older. And yet, the quality of care given to them often doesn’t meet their specific needs and can be inferior to younger adults. Why is this? Dr Cary Adams, CEO of UICC, speaks with Dr Enrique Soto, from the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition in Mexico, about the need for more patient-centred care and geriatric oncology expertise in...

Around 400 000 children and adolescents develop cancer each year. But while survival rates for children in high-income countries is about 80%, in low-income settings it is under 30%. This significant disparity is not an unsolvable problem. There is a path forward so that children everywhere do not die of cancer. Rick Shadyac speaks to Cary Adams in this episode of Let's Talk Cancer about the under...

Cervical cancer is one of the most highly preventable and curable forms of cancer. And yet it remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in over 40 countries.  What are the causes of inequity? Why do so many women lack access to life-saving services due to where they live or other socioeconomic factors? How we overcome these barriers? What role can innovation and technology play? Dr...

Most people will have heard of cancer stages 1,2,3 and 4 but may not know exactly what they mean or where they come from.   These terms form the basis of the international TNM Classification system, which describe how advanced a cancer is when it is diagnosed.   This system has proven to be groundbreaking in healthcare, as it allows doctors to explain the cancer to their patients, prescr...

The global obesity rate has almost tripled since 1975. The World Health Organization reckons that worldwide 39% of adults are overweight, and 13% are obese.   Too much body fat increases a person’s chances of developing illnesses such as cancer. More than a dozen types of cancer are linked to excess body weight.   Usually, obesity results from inherited, physiological and environmental f...

Dr Ulysses Dorotheo talks to Dr Cary Adams about the harms caused by tobacco to the environment and measures to take to improve tobacco control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Ben Newton of GE Healthcare talks about advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment that improve the early detection of cancer, as well as patients’ chances of survival and experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why must we integrate cancer control into Universal Health Coverage?  Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means that all people can benefit from quality health services, where and when they need them, without suffering financial hardship. At least half of the world’s population, however, still do not have access to the full range of essential health services, including cancer care and treatment....

In this first podcast of a new series, Dr Cary Adams speaks to Prof. Richard Sullivan about how cancer patients are impacted by conflict and the challenges of of delivering care in zones of unrest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.