From nitrogen mustard gas to vaccines and immunotherapies - cancer treatment has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. Will we ever find a "cure" for cancer? In Episode #017 I dive into the advances in cancer detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Chapters

* (0:00) Introduction

* (1:18) Cancer is not one disease

* (2:29) How Cancer Detection has changed over the years

* (7:01) What is Cancer Overdiagnosis?

* (8:49) Cancer risks - then vs now

* (15:25) The biggest problem with cancer therapies

* (18:39) The future of cancer treatment

* (21:42) Careers in cancer treatment and therapy

Show notes

Diagnosis Then:

* https://www.cancer.org/cancer/understanding-cancer/history-of-cancer/what-is-cancer.html#:~:text=Some%20of%20the%20earliest%20evidence,ancient%20Egypt%2C%20and%20ancient%20manuscripts.

Diagnosis Now:

* https://www.cancer.gov/types https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-05/young-people-urged-to-look-for-bowel-cancer-symptoms-730/102558540

* https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-21/hairdressers-learn-how-to-spot-melanomas/102575262

* https://theconversation.com/how-englands-new-lung-cancer-screening-could-save-thousands-of-lives-expert-qanda-208867

* https://theconversation.com/ai-can-help-detect-breast-cancer-but-we-dont-yet-know-if-it-can-improve-survival-rates-210800

* https://theconversation.com/29-000-cancers-overdiagnosed-in-australia-in-a-single-year-127791

Risk Factors then:

* https://www.cancer.org/cancer/understanding-cancer/history-of-cancer/modern-knowledge-and-cancer-causes.html Risk Factors now:

* https://www.cancer.org.au/about-us/policy-and-advocacy/prevention-policy/risk-factors https://theconversation.com/climb-the-stairs-lug-the-shopping-chase-the-kids-incidental-vigorous-activity-linked-to-lower-cancer-risks-210288 Baby powder caused cancer?

* https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-19/johnson-must-pay-damages-to-cancer-patient-in-baby-powder-suit/102619178

Treatment then:

* https://www.cancer.gov/research/progress/250-years-milestones

* https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29649739/

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminopterin

Treatment now:

* https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaccines/hpv-vaccine.html https://www.mdanderson.org/treatment-options/car-t-cell-therapy.html

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