The accuracy of information on cancer can vary. Articles might have you believe that almost everything either causes cancer or is a cure for it. Join Professor Carl Smythe in exploring where the truth about cancer lies and meet Biosciences students discussing life at the University of Sheffield.
One in two of us will get cancer at some point in our lifetime. This seems perverse when the richest nations in the world have spent many billions trying to cure cancer. Have we lost the battle against cancer?
If you were to read articles online, you might believe that almost everything either causes cancer, or is a cure for it. The conspiracists would have you believe some obscure doctor has the absolute cure, but was abducted by Big Pharma before they could reveal all.
So, where does the truth about cancer lie, and how might we recognise what constitutes good scientific research on the topic?
The answer is that we understand how and why cancer emerges, and we have a host of ways to ensure that people can live with cancer. Cancer is an evolutionary disease, where cells evolve selfishness at the expense of the individual. Knowing this provides powerful insights into how to develop treatments, tailored to each individual with the disease. Come and find out how.