Smarter Than Cancer
Episodes
15. How Do We Reach Indigenous Communities?
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really mean to meet a community where they are? In this episode, David explores the nuances of community outreach in cancer care, and why...
14. Who Is EDDY?
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if lifesaving cancer screenings could come directly to the people who need them most? In this episode, David and Hajar introduce us to EDDY — a...
13. Is Cancer Different When You’re Young?
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer is often thought of as a disease of older age. But tens of thousands of people are diagnosed each year in their teens, twenties, and thirties. ...
12. Can What I Eat Affect Cancer?
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that our diet has a huge effect on our health, but in many ways it’s never been harder to know what to do about it. Want to prevent canc...
11. What is Financial Toxicity?
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer doesn’t just take a toll on the body, it can also take a serious toll on a person’s financial life. In this episode, Hajar talks with Tamek...
10. What’s So Scary About Bone Marrow Transplants?
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s so scary about a bone marrow transplant? Not nearly as much as there used to be. The procedure has changed so much that it isn’t even reall...
9. What Happens When The Patient Is A Doctor?
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Mango is a doctor, but that didn’t make it any easier when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. What it did do is completely change how she s...
5. How Do You Look Inside A Body?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what’s actually happening when you get an X-ray, CT, MRI, or ultrasound? In this episode, Hajar dives into the world of medical imagin...
7. Can Viruses Treat Cancer?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve looked at some amazing science on Smarter Than Cancer, but today we’re going to hear about maybe the amazing-est. CAR-T Cell therapy takes a...
6. What Is Immunotherapy?
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all know our immune system fights off colds, flu, and infections. But can it also fight cancer? In this episode, Hajar explores the groundbrea...
5. Is It Really Just Hair?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hair loss is one of the most visible, and emotional, side effects of cancer treatment. In this episode, David and Hajar explore why something as simpl...
4. Are 3D Anatomical Models Improving Surgery?
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Doctors have relied on medical scans for decades, but what if they could go one step further and actually hold a 3D model of your anatomy in their han...
3. Can Stress Cause Cancer?
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all have the feeling that being stressed is bad for our health, but does that have any basis in science? Can our frame of mind really affect the co...
2. Do Hospitals Have to Look Like That?
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Walking into a hospital can be overwhelming: the smell, the lighting, the stark white walls. But does it have to be that way? In this episode, Hajar e...
1. What Is Cancer?
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the series premiere, David dives into the most basic question of all: what is cancer? Turns out it has a lot to do with the fundamental nature of ...
Welcome to Smarter Than Cancer
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s this new show about? Let’s not be afraid to say it — it’s about cancer. Which also means it’s about science, health, resilience, and ...