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Maths + Cancer

6. The shape of data with Professor Heather Harrington

Vicky Neale and Heather Harrington look at how mathematical techniques are used to identify patterns in cancer data, and discuss the creative thinking required of mathematicians.
Maths + Cancer

5. Modelling cancer with Professor Helen Byrne

Vicky Neale sits down with Helen Byrne to discuss her research around mathematical modelling for tumour prediction, and her advice for researchers who want to apply their work to cancer research.
Maths + Cancer

4. Numbers don't tell the whole story with Professor Hannah Fry

Vicky Neale talks to Hannah Fry about the difficulties of using probabilities in medical statistics, and how their own experiences have shaped their perspectives on the tough choices facing those making decisions on cancer care.
Maths + Cancer

3. Medical imaging and radiotherapy with Tom Whyntie

Vicky Neale sits down with Tom Whyntie to look at how mathematics is being used in medical imaging to optimise cancer care, and the ‘epic amounts of data’ behind the technology.
Maths + Cancer

2. Communicating the evidence with Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter

Vicky Neale and David Spiegelhalter explore the role of statisticians in communicating risk to the public, and how patients can be empowered to engage with clinicians when weighing up the benefits and risks of treatment.
Maths + Cancer

1. The relevance of maths to cancer with Professor Philip Maini

Vicky Neale talks to Philip Maini about how mathematical modelling can help researchers and doctors to improve the quality of life for people receiving cancer treatment.
Let's talk e-cigarettes

October 2022 with Dr Leonie Brose

Associate Professor Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Dr Nicola Lindson discuss the emerging evidence in e-cigarette research and interview Dr Leonie Brose, King's College London.
Let's talk e-cigarettes

June 2022 with Dr Francesca Pesola

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Nicola Lindson discuss emerging evidence in e-cigarette research and interview Dr Francesca Pesola.
Let's talk e-cigarettes

November 2021 with guest Professor Anne Joseph

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Nicola Lindson discuss emerging evidence in e-cigarette research and interview Professor Anne Joseph.
Translational Health Sciences

'Why would anyone hesitate to help kids with cancer?' or: understanding competing perspectives on innovations

'Homebound' students are unable to attend school for health-related reasons. To lessen their predicament, schools have begun experimenting with 'telepresence robots' for remote participation.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Height, weight and prostate cancer

Aurora Perez-Cornago (University of Oxford) gave this presentation for the UBVO seminar series on 23 January 2020
Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

Cases of complicated surgery for 'high-risk' prostate cancer

Professor Shin Egawa delivers the Burdette Lecture with striking array of high-risk salvage surgery for prostate cancer and bladder cancer.
Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

Using research to change paradigms in diagnosing and managing early prostate cancer

Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam provides an overview of the big questions in prostate cancer.
Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours - surgery and science in Cambridge

Mr Simon Buczacki presents his clinical and scientific data on small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours.
Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

Effect of metformin on breast cancer metabolism

Dr Simon Lord presents a clinical study to understand the effect of metformin - one of the most commonly prescribed treatments worldwide for diabetes - on breast cancer metabolism.
Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

Prostate cancer genomic surgery: A shifting paradigm

In the first half, Dr Alastair Lamb discusses the problem with prostate cancer and what it is that needs to be addressed, his previous research and future plans for research.
Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

Oesophageal Cancer: Past, Present and the Future

Professor Tim Underwood takes us through the history of oesophageal cancer, where we are now, and some of the science that is done to ask questions about where we might go with the treatment of oesophageal cancer.
Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

Upper GI Surgery

Dr John Findlay (Oxford University) presents 'Heavy Petting in Oesophago-gastric Cancer’ and Mr Nick Maynard (Oxford University) presents ‘How Much Should we Tell the Public About Outcomes from Oesophagectomy?’
Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

The 100,000 Genomes Project

Ms Jennifer Whitfield talks about the 100,000 Genomes Project, which aims to establish a new genomic medicine service through the NHS by sequencing the entire genomes of around 70,000 people with rare inherited diseases or cancer.
St Edmund Hall Research Expo 2017: Teddy Talks

Lights, Camera, Immuno-action! Research on cancer immunotherapy and its implications for the clinic

Melissa Bedard explains the body’s lack of an immune response to cancer cells through an analogy with spy movies.

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