Panel: Can emerging science beat cancer?

The Royal Society

July 1

The Royal Society

This event is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2026.

In the past 50 years, deaths from cancer have fallen by more than a fifth, thanks to progress made in prevention, detection and treatment. But can further advances in medical science reduce this number even further?

In this panel discussion chaired by presenter, broadcaster and the BBC’s first Global Health Correspondent Tulip Mazumdar, the research teams behind two of this year’s flagship exhibits at the Summer Science Exhibition, come together to discuss their cutting-edge work and how they hope their research will change the lives of cancer patients.

Speakers include:

This event will be held in Theatre 2 at the Royal Society on Wednesday 1 July 2026, 12.50pm – 1.30pm.

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