The Lancet Oncology in conversation with

Updated: 30 Apr 2025 • 209 episodes
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Editors at The Lancet Oncology, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.  A monthly audio companion to the journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from early-stage breast cancer treatment to mRNA vaccines, the access to essential cancer medicines for children to measuring ovarian toxicity, and more.

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Kat Gourd, Acting Deputy Editor of The Lancet Oncology, is joined by Professor Richard Bryant from the University of Oxford to discuss the TRANSLATE trial. This extensive UK-based randomised controlled trial compares the use of local anaesthetic ultrasound-guided transperineal biopsy with the traditional transrectal bi

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Professor Amar U. Kishan (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA) discusses his paper on HYpofractionateD RAdiotherapy for Prostate Cancer (HYDRA): An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Randomised Trials in the MARCAP Consortium. Read the full article: https://www.thelanc

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Ariana Znaor (Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France) discusses her Review on cancer surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a 10-year IARC-WHO EMRO collaboration. Tell us what you thought about this episode Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today a

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Professor Ian Tannock (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada) discusses his Policy Review on Common Sense Oncology principles for the design, analysis and reporting of phase 3 randomised clinical trials. Tell us what you thought about this episode Continue this conversation on s

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Dr Yannick Romero (Union for International Cancer Control) discusses his Policy Review on the changing landscape of the national cancer control plans and his work with the international cancer control partnership. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(24)00405-4/fulltext

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Professor M Saiful Huq (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA) and Dr Mostafa Aziz Sumon (Radiation Oncology, Kurmitola General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh) discuss their Series on Cancer Care in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries.

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