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EPISODE · Feb 4, 2023 · 9 MIN

Hannah Fry on using shopping data to detect ovarian cancer

from More or Less · host BBC Radio 4

A new study led by Imperial College in London suggests that data from loyalty card spending in supermarkets and pharmacies could be used as a way of detecting ovarian cancer much earlier. Tim Harford discusses the findings with Professor Hannah Fry, who was most recently on the show talking about her own experience with cancer.

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