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The Intelligence from The Economist

The smaller C: progress in beating cancer

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

News, Daily News, Global News

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Overall, more people are dying from cancer. But a closer look at the numbers reveals just how much success modern medicine has had at making the disease less deadly. The spiraling fortunes of Kraft Heinz since its formation from a merger is a sign of a wider malaise in the food industry. And Germany’s football-playing parliamentarians cannot keep politics off the pitch.


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0:00.0

Our business needs to cut energy costs. Can solar panels help?

0:03.2

Yes, that's good energy. And they'll help lower our carbon emissions too.

0:06.6

That's good energy. And we can generate revenue from energy we don't use.

0:10.5

Yes, that's good energy. And you have 25 years experience in-house engineers and a five-star rating on trust pilot.

0:16.9

Yes, that's good energy. Sounds great. One more thing. The solar panels and batteries.

0:21.9

It's all quality tech that's built to last.

0:23.8

Of course. Making solar simpler for your business. That's good energy. Visit goodenergy.orgia.

0:29.0

Dotco.uk. The Economist.

0:45.3

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Jason Palmer.

0:46.6

And I'm Rosie Bloor.

0:48.0

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:57.0

The huge food conglomerates of recent decades are feeling a serious squeeze.

1:02.0

Part of it is penny-pinching as costs of living rise.

1:05.0

Part of it is a spreading resistance to ultra-processed junk.

1:09.0

In a bid to survive, some firms of big food are getting smaller.

1:14.9

And a curious thing happened on Tuesday evenings in Berlin.

1:19.4

Members of the Bundestag swap their suits for sweats and play football.

1:24.3

Sounds like utopia, but now politics has invaded the pitch pitch and players from the far right are banned from taking part.

1:34.8

But first, it's a terrifying disease. It kills around 10 million people worldwide each year, a number that's only rising.

1:51.3

Half of all men will be diagnosed with it and one in three women.

1:56.1

In some countries, including Australia, Britain and Japan, it's the most common cause of death.

2:03.0

I'm talking about cancer.

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