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World Service,25 Oct 2002,22 mins

Treating Cancer

Health Matters

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The programme reports on the prevention and treatment of cancer. How major progress towards treating many types of cancer as well as earlier detection is helping to make sure it is the terminal illness it used to be. Dr Ian Mcgrath talks about treatable and preventable forms of cancer.

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