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What Next | Daily News and Analysis

TBD | Trump Vs. Cancer Research

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate

News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

President Trump has proposed cutting $2.5 billion from the National Cancer Institute, which in addition to cuts to the National Institutes of Health and research universities almost makes you wonder: whose side is he on in the fight against cancer?  Guest: Angus Chen, cancer reporter for STAT news Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:03.6

I'm going to start this episode by telling a story about myself. It makes me a little uncomfortable.

1:10.2

I was trained to keep the focus on other people.

1:13.9

But here we go. Three days before Christmas in 2023, I was diagnosed with early stage lung cancer.

1:23.8

I was 48 with a three-year-old son. I'm not a smoker.

1:28.3

I had no risk factors.

1:30.4

And my tumor was found accidentally on an unrelated scan.

1:35.5

I was stunned.

1:38.4

Honestly, I am still wrapping my head around it.

1:41.4

And I'm part of a growing group of people, mostly women and non-smokers,

1:46.6

who are being diagnosed with lung cancer. Last January, I had a successful surgery to remove the

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