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Will We Ever Find A Cure For Cancer?

October 14, 2026 · 31 min

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Is cancer actually on the rise?
Why are we hearing so much about cancer in young people?
Are new treatments making a difference?
Will we ever have a cure?
We tackle ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod.

You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DLon6350L5o

(00:00) Intro
(01:58) Is cancer really on the rise in young people?
(05:11) Have we made progress on cancer treatments?
(09:05) What are some therapies being researched currently?
(11:38) What is CAR-T therapy?
(14:55) What about deaths in therapy trials?
(18:03) Could the current therapies become more 'targeted' to avoid side effects?
(20:10) Will we ever have a cure?
(26:08) What a GI medical oncologist wants people to know
(28:48) Final Thoughts

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