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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Breast cancer drug breakthrough, and hibernating hedgehogs

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, the drug called Anastrozole can help prevent thousands of cases of breast cancer among older women: but at what cost? Also, climate change expert Mark Maslin on what we need to know about the forthcoming COP28 summit kicking off soon in Dubai. And, how the UK's hedgehogs have been going through a rough patch... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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All engine running.

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Absolutely genius.

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Get this.

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Welcome.

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This is the show where we bring science.

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What that essentially means is.

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Discovery is,

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sources, research, technology, unbelievable.

0:13.4

Without further ado, this is the naked scientists.

0:17.2

Hello, welcome to this week's naked scientists,

0:19.3

the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine with me Chris Smith.

0:24.7

In the show this week the drug Anastrazol can help prevent thousands of cases of breast cancer

0:29.6

among older women but at what cost. Also climate change expert Mark Maslin on what we need to know about

0:35.7

the forthcoming COP28 summit that kicks off soon in Dubai and how the UK's hedgehogs have been

0:42.2

going through something of a rough patch.

0:47.0

Tens of thousands of post menopausal women in England could benefit from a drug

0:57.5

that helps to prevent breast cancer. The disease is the most common cancer in

1:01.8

countries like the UK and an astrazol has been used to treat it for decades.

1:06.0

But the drug has now been licensed as a preventative option too.

1:10.0

NHS England's National Clinical Director for Cancer, Professor Peter Johnson, told the BBC it was a major development.

1:17.0

It reduces the chances of breast cancer developing by about a half, which is obviously really quite striking and that's about

1:24.7

290,000 people between the ages of 50 and 69 in this country and if even only about a

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