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Fighting Cancer : TED Radio Hour Cancer is merciless. It can strike any time, spread without warning and return unannounced. In this hour, TED speakers reframe not only how we treat cancer but how we can live with it and survive it.

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Cancer is merciless. It can strike any time, spread without warning and return unannounced. In this hour, TED speakers reframe not only how we treat cancer but how we can live with it and survive it.

Jorge Soto: What's A Better Way To Detect Cancer?

"We have 21st-century medical treatments and drugs to treat cancer, but we still have 20th-century procedures and processes for diagnosis," says Jorge Soto. James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption

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Jorge Soto: What's A Better Way To Detect Cancer?

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Jorge Soto: What's A Better Way To Detect Cancer?

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Jay Bradner: How Will Open-Source Research Help Cure Cancer?

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Jay Bradner: How Will Open-Source Research Help Cure Cancer?

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Jay Bradner: How Will Open-Source Research Help Cure Cancer?

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David Agus: Is Our Narrow Focus On Cancer Doing More Harm Than Good?

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David Agus: Is Our Narrow Focus On Cancer Doing More Harm Than Good?

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David Agus: Is Our Narrow Focus On Cancer Doing More Harm Than Good?

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Dean Ornish: Can Healthy Eating Reverse Some Cancers?

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Dean Ornish: Can Healthy Eating Reverse Some Cancers?

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Dean Ornish: Can Healthy Eating Reverse Some Cancers?

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Debra Jarvis: What Does It Mean To Be A "Cancer Survivor"?

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Debra Jarvis: What Does It Mean To Be A "Cancer Survivor"?

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Debra Jarvis: What Does It Mean To Be A "Cancer Survivor"?

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