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Are we Fighting Cancer the Right Way?

Are we Fighting Cancer the Right Way?

FromThe Inquiry


Are we Fighting Cancer the Right Way?

FromThe Inquiry

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The World Health Organisation says the number of cancer cases will rise by 70% over the next 20 years. A huge amount of effort and money is spent fighting the disease. But are we getting that fight right? In this special hour-long edition of The Inquiry four expert witnesses tell us new ideas are being stifled, that there is not enough money being spent on drugs to treat early-stage cancer and that we are not doing enough to stop people from getting cancer in the first place. We put that evidence to someone in a position to do something about it - Dr Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health, the world's largest biomedical research agency, with a budget of $32 billion.(Photo: Lab Technician preparing protein. Credit: Reuters)
Released:
May 31, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.