That Cancer Conversation
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- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
What happens when royalty get cancer?
Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!
For our series finale, Sophie is joined by royal correspondent and best-selling author, Katie Nicholl.
Katie has spent over 20 years writing ab…
What is radiotherapy?
Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!
Here in the UK, radiotherapy plays a part in treating more than 140,000 people with cancer every year. From infants to adults, radiotherapy is a…
Are we looking after our skin?
Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!
We're entering the summer season and hopefully expecting some sunny weather. But with warm weather approaching we're likely to spend more time o…
Can foods be cancerous?
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 …
Why are more younger adults getting cancer?
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 ea…
The Bowelbabe Fund special
Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!
In this special episode, we’re celebrating the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK. The fund was set up by Dame Deborah James, also known a…
When will we get cancer vaccines? (Part 2)
Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!
In our last episode, ‘What are cancer vaccines?’, Sophie spoke to Dr Heather Shaw to learn about cancer vaccines and how they work. In this sec…
What are cancer vaccines? (Part 1)
We're back with the third season of That Cancer Conversation, the podcast from Cancer Research UK.
Have you heard of cancer vaccines? Maybe you've seen a headline or two, but what is a cancer vaccine?
…
Can I inherit cancer?
Our DNA is made up of 3000 million letters of code. They make up genes within our DNA and are responsible for how cells in our body grow and multiply. But what happens when something in that code goe…
Longer, better lives: Ep.4 Can government policies prevent cancer?
In the UK 4 in 10 cancer cases are preventable.
But what can the government do to stop those 4 out of every 10 cancers before they even start?
Welcome to the fourth episode of our mini-series, That Ca…
One to one with Rhian: Volunteering Special Part 2
Welcome back to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!
We’re kicking off Volunteers’ Week 2024 with the second of our special episodes celebrating our inspiring volunteers.
Last time, we chatte…
One to one with Penny: Volunteering Special Part 1
Welcome back to another episode of That Cancer Conversation!
Here at Cancer Research UK, we’re grateful to benefit from the support of more than 25,000 incredible volunteers, who donate their time to…
Longer, better lives: Ep.3 Why is there a £1 billion research funding gap?
You can’t beat cancer without scientists.
Without research the progress we've made in beating cancer wouldn’t be where it is today. But that progress is at risk of stalling.
To keep up and to plug the…
One to one with Dr Anisha Patel
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 (@…
One to one with Shaumya
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 t…
Longer, better lives: Ep.2 Why did a doctor have to wait for cancer treatment?
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 mi…
What's causing the cancer care gap?
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 d…
Longer, better lives: Ep.1 What is Cancer Research UK's manifesto?
Welcome to another episode of That Cancer Conversation! We’re launching a new subseries which unpacks our recently published manifesto, Longer, Better Lives: A Manifesto for Cancer Research and Care.
…
The world of clinical trials
Clinical trials are a vital step in the development of new medicines of any kind, and that includes new cancer treatments. They aim to find out whether new treatments are safe and effective and work …
How does cancer affect a family?
Our latest podcast is about how families cope with cancer, and the scientific progress helping them through.
Austin was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when …