#024 - Innovations in Cancer Care
Description
Cancer is an important topic, affecting one in two people in their lifetime, with 18 million cases and 10 million deaths globally each year. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the backlog in cancer treatment, making new solutions more critical than ever.
This episode of the Healthusiasm Podcast focuses on promising advancements in personalized cancer treatment and management, highlighted by the recent PERCEPTION trial published in Nature Cancer. This study emphasizes personalized, single-cell expression-based planning for oncology treatments, leveraging data science and AI to tailor therapies to individual patients.
We'll discuss functional precision medicine, where AI and genetic understanding revolutionise cancer treatment and diagnosis. Despite these advancements, accessibility and cost remain significant challenges. We'll explore the balance between innovation and affordability, considering how we can celebrate and disseminate these new technologies while ensuring they are accessible to all.
Join us as we delve into these exciting developments and their implications for the future of cancer care.
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