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That Cancer Conversation

Cancer Research UK

Science

Technology

Frequency: 1 episode/48d. Total Eps: 39

From chemotherapy appointments to artificial intelligence, we explore the stories from the people affected by cancer and find out about the cutting-edge research unravelling its mysteries.

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https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/
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https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/we-develop-policy/manifesto-for-cancer-research-and-care
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https://www.nhs-galleri.org/
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https://www.instagram.com/cr_uk
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https://www.instagram.com/doctorsgetcancertoo
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https://www.youtube.com/@CancerResearchUK
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Can foods be cancerous?

Season 3 · Episode 5

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 • Duration 01:07:07

Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!

In this episode Sophie delves into the big topic of food and cancer.

She begins the conversation with her first guest, Professor Marc Gunter, a cancer epidemiologist who specialises in diet and obesity and is part of Cancer Grand Challenges team, PROMINENT. He talks all about how food can impact someone’s risk of getting cancer and unpacks some highly talked about foods, such as ultra processed foods, coffee beans and even the trending ‘green powders’.

Later in the episode, Cancer Research UK’s health information manager, Dr Rachel Orritt, speaks about misinformation and how sensationalised headlines can often make it to our media and our feeds. She also breaks down some common cancer and diet myths that comes across her desk and what a healthy balanced diet actually means.

If you enjoyed the episode, don’t forget to subscribe and watch it all on our YouTube channel!

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Discover more about Cancer Grand Challenges

Article --> Are ultra-processed foods linked to cancer?

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Why are more younger adults getting cancer?

Season 3 · Episode 4

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 • Duration 56:32

Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!

We think of cancer as a primarily elderly disease but there’s a rising trend of cancer cases in younger adults (age 25 to 50), also known as early onset cancer. And in this episode we’re discussing what early onset cancer is and why it’s rising.

To start the conversation, Sophie speaks to Dr Nisha Duggan, a former researcher and now science engagement manager at Cancer Research UK, to unpack what cancer is and why early onset cancer might be different.

Sophie also speaks to Professor Andrew Chan, a co-lead for one of the Cancer Grand Challenges teams, Team PROSPECT. Cancer Grand Challenges is a global research initiative that identifies the toughest challenges in cancer research, and Andrew and his team aim to answer some of the biggest questions around early onset cancer. He explains not only how they’re trying to understand the rise in cases, but also how they can reverse the trend.

If you enjoyed the episode, don’t forget to subscribe and watch it all on our YouTube channel!

Extra links:

Discover more about Cancer Grand Challenges

Article --> E. coli toxin could be linked to rising rates of bowel cancer in younger adults

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One to one with Dr Anisha Patel

Season 2 · Episode 10

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 • Duration 22:22

Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!

While bowel cancer is relatively rare for people in their 30s and 40s to get bowel cancer, cases are rising.

At 39 years old Dr Anisha Patel (@doctorsgetcancertoo), a practicing GP, was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer. Now, 6 years on, Anisha is dedicated to raising awareness of cancer, especially in adults under 50.

In this episode we talk to Anisha discussing her diagnosis, her book and helping the Cancer Grand Challenges team, PROSPECT, work out the cause for the increase in numbers.

Anisha's book:

Everything You Hoped You’d Never Need to Know about Bowel Cancer

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One to one with Shaumya

Season 2 · Episode 9

Friday, April 26, 2024 • Duration 20:39

Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!

April is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month, where charities and the young people we support come together to raise awareness of the unique challenges of having cancer during some of the most intense years of your life.

In this episode Sophie speaks to Shaumya, who was 18 years old and getting ready to go to medical school when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since joining the The Royal Marsden Youth Forum, Shaumya has been an advocate for age-appropriate care for teenagers and young adults.

She co-hosts her own cancer podcast, Afterthoughts: The Teenage Years, highlighting teenage voices, and is also part of the Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People Patient Insight Panel, where she helps make sure people affected by cancer are always at the heart of our work. Recently, she’s helped choose our new logo and spoken to researchers from across the UK at our first Children’s and Young People’s Cancer Research Conference.

To read more cancer stories visit https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/

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Longer, better lives: Ep.2 Why did a doctor have to wait for cancer treatment?

Season 2 · Episode 8

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 • Duration 16:36

We’re back with another episode of our subseries, Longer, better lives! This series unpacks our recently published manifesto, Longer, Better Lives: A Manifesto for Cancer Research and Care.

You might recognise our next guest, as she was part of our ‘Together We Are Beating Cancer’ campaign featuring on a TV advert as well as billboards and posters on display across the UK, during September.

Dr Mei-Ling Lancashire is a GP who was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer 2 years ago. In this episode, Sophie sits with Mei-Ling to talk about her cancer experience and why she believes politicians need to start prioritising cancer.

To join us in telling party leaders to back our calls for longer, better lives, you can sign our open letter.

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For more cancer stories, visit Cancer News

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What's causing the cancer care gap?

Season 2 · Episode 7

Monday, February 26, 2024 • Duration 36:11

We’ve made huge progress on cancer in the last 50 years.

But not all of it has been felt equally. People’s experience of the healthcare system, and ultimately how likely they are to be successfully diagnosed and treated, varies massively. These are known as health inequalities and can be caused by a range of factors.

In this episode of That Cancer Conversation, we’re exploring how deprivation impacts cancer inequalities and what we can do to narrow the gap.

We speak to Cancer Research advocate and public health manager for Luton, Elizabeth Bailey, the lead researcher of the Inequalities Cancer Outcome Network programme, Professor Bernard Rachet and Julia Cotterill, a health information officer here at Cancer Research UK.

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