The Evolution of Cancer Therapy
An episode of the Gresham College Lectures podcast, hosted by Gresham College, titled "The Evolution of Cancer Therapy" was published on February 24, 2022 and runs 49 minutes.
February 24, 2022 ·49m · Gresham College Lectures
Summary
Professor Eleanor Stride will discuss the history and development of cancer therapy from its origins in Ancient Egypt - when surgery was the only option to remove a tumour, to the more recent developments of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She will end by looking at present-day clinical trials that aim to harness the body’s own immune system to eliminate disease (immunotherapy). A lecture by Eleanor Stride The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham...
Episode Description
Professor Eleanor Stride will discuss the history and development of cancer therapy from its origins in Ancient Egypt - when surgery was the only option to remove a tumour, to the more recent developments of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She will end by looking at present-day clinical trials that aim to harness the body’s own immune system to eliminate disease (immunotherapy).
A lecture by Eleanor Stride
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cancer-therapy
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