Why haven’t we cured cancer? – That Cancer Conversation podcast

Cancer has inhabited earth for longer than humans have, but we don’t have a one-fits-all, silver-bullet cure. 

From Egyptian mummies and medieval wolves, to precision medicine and microscopic evolution, we take a look at the past to find out why curing cancer is more complex than we think, and what is needed next to get us closer to a future without cancer.  

In this latest episode of That Cancer Conversation, we hear from Dr Alanna Skuse, Dr Mariam Jamal-Hanjani and Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to help us scratch the surface of the age-old question, “Why haven’t we cured cancer?” 

Find out more about our three fantastic guests: 

• Dr Alanna Skuse  
• Dr Mariam Jamal-Hanjani  
• Sir Leszek Borysiewicz 

Find out more about the research discussed: 

• A history of cancer – Construction of Cancer in Early Modern England 
• TRACERx trial 
• The PEACE trial  

Read the transcript