In an ideal world, healthcare should be universal, accessible, and equitable—but in reality, where you live can impact your health outcomes. In this episode of Paul Talks Science, we dive into the hidden inequalities in cancer survival that persist in the UK’s healthcare system.

Despite having a publicly funded NHS, research shows that patients from more deprived areas are not only more likely to die from cancer but also more likely to develop a second primary cancer. What’s driving these disparities, and what can be done to fix them?

🎙️ Guest: Suping Ling, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, shares insights from 20 years of research on health inequalities, shedding light on:
✅ Why breast cancer survival rates differ across socioeconomic groups
✅ How deprivation influences access to early detection, advanced treatments, and new technologies
✅ The role of AI and innovation in narrowing—or widening—the cancer care gap
✅ What policymakers, researchers, and frontline healthcare workers can do to close the inequality gap

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