Why is cancer so tough to treat?

Decoding Cancer by Ciarán D'Arcy

Sep 6, 202130:00Education

Prostate cancer researcher Dr Antoinette Perry gives a no-nonsense explanation of how cancer works and the reasons why treating the disease is not so simple, and Martin Sweeney gives some tips to patients on coping with...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Decoding Cancer.

Decoding Cancer Special Episode – World Ovarian Cancer Day

May 5, 2022 - 41:04

Ovarian cancer specialist and Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist Prof Donal Brennan, and PhD student Ro...

How does immunotherapy work?

Sep 28, 2021 - 29:59

Dr Robert O'Connor is joined by cancer doctor & researcher Dr Jarushka Naidoo & lung cancer patient advoc...

What cancer advice is trustworthy?

Sep 20, 2021 - 28:22

Cancer misinformation expert Prof Declan Devane and Jennifer Feighan of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic In...

What have the Irish ever done for cancer research?

Sep 13, 2021 - 27:17

Dr Lisa Dwane tells of the personal experience that set her on the road to eventually joining a globally-...

How are dogs helping to unlock the secrets of skin cancer?

Aug 30, 2021 - 29:28

Melanoma patient advocate Kay Curtain and consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Shirley Potter...

Nutrition, Exercise and Cancer

Aug 23, 2021 - 30:00

For the first episode of season 2, Dr Robert O’Connor is joined by patient advocate and cancer survivor N...

Will there ever be a cure for cancer?

Dec 22, 2020 - 29:00

Dr. Robert O’Connor discusses the concept of a ‘cure for cancer’ with Irish Cancer Society funded researc...

What are the signs of cancer?

Dec 15, 2020 - 20:41

GP Dr. Una Kennnedy outlines what changes to watch out for that could be signs of cancer and what to do i...