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  You can listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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