{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/e421d786-ec36-4148-aa99-7a3b2928a779/699f39e3d15b2c2a124effef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Science is winning the war on cancer","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9fe5e874247/1772042691244-f83760e2-879d-49ff-a290-4449e9cc92fd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The rates of deaths from <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/07/17/the-world-is-winning-the-war-on-cancer?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cancer</a> have <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/07/17/the-world-is-making-impressive-progress-averting-cancer?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fallen dramatically</a> in recent decades. And the good news doesn’t stop there. By teasing out the reasons why some cancers <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/09/02/scientists-are-discovering-a-powerful-new-way-to-prevent-cancer?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">take hold</a>, while others don’t, scientists are opening up new ways to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/02/04/more-than-a-third-of-cancers-arise-from-preventable-risks?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">prevent</a> even more cases of the disease.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Slavea Chankova, <em>The Economist</em>’s health-care correspondent</li><li>Joanna Fowler, senior staff scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute</li><li>Phil Jones, an oncologist at the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger Institute&nbsp;</li><li>Alok Jha, host of “Babbage”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Cancer research</li><li>Tumour prevention</li><li>Carcinogens</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video </em></a><em>explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}