Let's Talk Cancer

Superbugs and drug resistance: a threat to humanity

Drug resistance is one of the most serious health threats facing humanity. Bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites are learning more and more to resist the medicines that are meant to kill them. These 'superbugs' can spread easily, increasing…

Medicine and misuse: navigating the pain relief divide

Millions of people around the world are living and dying in terrible and preventable pain.Pain is unfortunately a common symptom in many types of cancer, or a side effect of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation. However, …

Oncology in Orbit: cancer research in zero gravity

Space offers unique opportunities for scientific exploration, including cancer research. Dr Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut, and Dr Catriona Jamieson, Director of Sanford Stem Cell Institute, join us to discuss the “Cancer in low-…

Universal health coverage & cancer care

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) plays a fundamental role in ensuring equitable access to healthcare, and providing comprehensive and affordable cancer services.It aims to guarantee that everyone who needs health services can access…

History of cancer control

Attempts to cure cancer have spanned centuries and been influenced by culture, region and religion.Those working to understand and treat cancer have also faced similar problems throughout history.Thanks to modern medicine, su…

Colour in breast cancer care: tackling racial disparities

Black, Indigenous and People of Colour face healthcare disparities in many forms, including in their experience of cancer. The reasons are complex and involve numerous economic, social and biological factors. This was the experienc…

Air pollution as a global health crisis: from smog to solution

A staggering 99% of the population is breathing air that exceeds safe quality limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO). This polluted air, filled with fine particulate matter from various sources like fossil fuel combustion, wildfires, an…

Inequities in access to essential medicines and global shortages

Drug shortages - from antibiotics to vital cancer drugs - have grown into a global concern, and the unavailability of these medicines hits lower-income countries hardest. In this episode of Let's talk cancer, Cary Adams together wit…

Tobacco and alcohol: manipulative marketing

Fake science, front groups and the promise of happiness: uncover the tactics used by the tobacco and alcohol industries to market their products, particularly to vulnerable populations, as well as ways to counter them.In this podcast, C…

The obesity epidemic: shifting away from individual responsibility

Around 13% of adults are considered obese and 40% overweight. Once a concern only for high-income countries, excess body weight now affects people across different regions and income levels and has become one of the world’s biggest public health c…