The Life Sci Fantastic

TREATING CANCER

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In this episode Eliot continues to look at cancer, and how science is offering new and promising treatments for this all-too-common disease. There is a far greater understanding now of how cancer arises, how it progresses, and how new treatments can be used to turn cancer against itself. Dr Alise Reicin is a doctor and drug developer who is on the frontline of developing new medicines. In her conversation with Eliot, she talks about the challenges of turning a scientific idea into a transformative new drug and the hopes for the future treatment of this cruel disease.