Episode 62 - Cancer with Robin Scheffler

<p><a href="https://sts-program.mit.edu/people/sts-faculty/robin-scheffler/">Robin Scheffler</a> (MIT) joins the <em>Infectious Historians</em> to discuss his recent book on cancer. Robin begins the interview with a broad discussion of cancer and the different ways it was perceived and conceptualized over the past century. The discussion touches upon topics such as the so-called “war” on cancer and its meaning; cancer and gender; some of the trends and individuals involved in cancer research; and finally, government involvement in cancer research and some of the factors that influence it.</p>