Beating the ‘silent killer’ that is ovarian cancer

06/09/2023 12 min Temporada 2 Episodio 6
Beating the ‘silent killer’ that is ovarian cancer

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CALHN Research Pulse podcast | Season 2 Episode 6 | In this episode, we discuss work towards overcoming resistance to ovarian cancer treatment.Our guest is Dr Melissa Pitman, ovarian cancer researcher at the Centre for Cancer Biology.We learn about:why ovarian cancer is known as the 'silent killer'why chemotherapy resistance is a major problem when treating ovarian cancerhow Dr Pitman is using lab models to understand why some cancers become resistant and how they can be re-sensitised to treatmentIf you would like to get in touch, you can email us at [email protected]