Are We Winning the War on Cancer? - Big Think

Skip to content

Who's in the Video

breakthroughscancer

In December, Big Think hosted a panel discussion to discuss this question and highlight cutting-edge cancer research as part of our Breakthroughs series, made possible by Pfizer. This conversation featured[…]

Are We Winning the War on Cancer?

▸

5 min

—

with

breakthroughscancer

Up Next

The Link Between Cancer and Aging

▸

4 min

—

with

breakthroughscancer

Related

A book titled 'curing cancer phobia' that addresses cancerphobia.

Curing cancerphobia: How the psychology of fear distorts our view of cancer

The evidence that pollution causes cancer is weak. Lifestyle factors, like smoking, obesity, and alcohol, matter far more.

tiny particle accelerator

How pocket-sized particle accelerators could treat cancer

The miniaturization of particle accelerators could disrupt medical science.

An image displaying the periodic table of elements.

Is iron the Achilles’ heel for cancer?

Cancer cells hoard iron in unusually high quantities. Scientists have discovered how to leverage this to create safer cancer drugs.

A man in a white coat is analyzing positron emissions on two monitors.

How antimatter helps doctors fight cancer

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans use positrons — the antimatter equivalent of an electron — to locate cancer in the body.

a sweet treat made with aspartame.

Diet soda, aspartame, and artificial sweeteners aren’t giving you cancer

Unless you’re drinking a dozen diet sodas per day, you have nothing to worry about — and maybe not even then.