{"id":4710,"date":"2025-04-22T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2025-04-25T21:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:07:05","slug":"s02e13-cigarettes-scans-a-cancer%e2%80%91free-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/s02e13-cigarettes-scans-a-cancer%e2%80%91free-future\/","title":{"rendered":"S02E13: Cigarettes, Scans\u00a0&amp;\u00a0a Cancer\u2011Free Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recorded amid the buzz of the last <strong>World Cancer Congress<\/strong> in Geneva, this double\u2011feature episode of <strong>Paul&nbsp;Talks&nbsp;Science<\/strong> links global policy rooms to ground\u2011level clinic corridors\u2014with one shared mission: stop cancer before it starts, and treat it smarter when it does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Cigarettes, Scans\u00a0&amp;\u00a0a Cancer\u2011Free Future\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5mbDw9eDdvABPUtD1t1Ngz?si=O0-28e9WTc2lMWLOXVwAsw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the first half<\/strong> \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f <strong>Yannick&nbsp;Romero<\/strong> \u2013 Senior Knowledge &amp; Advocacy Manager, <strong>Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Twenty years of the WHO tobacco treaty in 10 minutes\u2014wins, setbacks, and why a 10\u00a0% price hike can slash smoking rates by 5\u00a0%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">How e\u2011cigarettes became Big Tobacco\u2019s Trojan horse, and why Africa is the next battleground.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The playbook for a \u201csmoke\u2011free generation\u201d and what governments must do now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the second half<\/strong> \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f <strong>Dr&nbsp;Amaka&nbsp;Lasebikan<\/strong> \u2013 Director of Research&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Innovation, <strong>Nigerian Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Launching a national cancer institute from scratch\u2014and ramping Nigeria\u2019s radiotherapy machines from 2 to 8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Funding a <em>Cancer Health Fund<\/em> that covers treatment <em>and<\/em> transport for patients who need it most.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Using AI and home\u2011grown genomic research to out\u2011smart tumours, not just chase them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why listen?<\/strong> You\u2019ll hear prevention and precision medicine in the same breath, data\u2011driven optimism that cuts through doom\u2011scroll fatigue, and a crash course on how alliances\u2014across borders, sectors and income levels\u2014are our best shot at a cancer\u2011free future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfa7 <strong>Hit play<\/strong> for hard numbers, human stories and a roadmap that turns treaties into treatment. \ud83d\udd14 <strong>Follow &amp; rate<\/strong> if you want more science served with equal parts fun and fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Cigarettes, Scans\u00a0&amp;\u00a0a Cancer\u2011Free Future\" width=\"710\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RH7WioC_xnk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recorded amid the buzz of the last World Cancer Congress in Geneva, this double\u2011feature episode of Paul&nbsp;Talks&nbsp;Science links global policy rooms to ground\u2011level clinic corridors\u2014with one shared mission: stop cancer before it starts, and treat it smarter when it does. 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