Longer, better lives: Ep.3 Why is there a £1 billion research funding gap?
That Cancer Conversation
English - May 21, 2024 08:46 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingScience Health & Fitness Medicine cancer research science cruk Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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You can’t beat cancer without scientists.
Without research the progress we've made in beating cancer wouldn’t be where it is today. But that progress is at risk of stalling.
To keep up and to plug the funding gap, we would need to find an additional £1 billion pounds over the next decade.
In this episode, Sophie sits down with Owen Jackson, head of policy at Cancer Research UK to understand what challenges scientists in the UK are currently facing and what the UK Government needs to do to help.
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