Will We Ever Find A Cure For Cancer?

About this episode

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 https://www.instagram.com/david_robert_grimes/ https://www.instagram.com/doctor.yas_/ https://www.instagram.com/shrutipatelmd/ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/06/cancer-rates-rising-more-quickly-among-younger-people-international-study-finds https://immunternet.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DczJFQEkjcr/?img_index=1 https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/novartis-bristol-myers-squibb-halt-car-t-cell-trials