Confronting the stigma of lung cancer

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and misconceptions surrounding lung cancer and the progress being made in the fight against it.

To end season 2, our expert panel discusses some of the challenges and misconceptions that need to be overcome in the fight against lung cancer and the progress being made. Our host Dr Ellie Cannon is joined by Dr Jesme Fox, Medical Director at the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, and Stefano Podesta, Oncology Commercial Lead at Pfizer UK. PP-UNP-GBR-13858 / December 2025

People in this episode

Host: Dr Ellie Cannon

Guests: Dr Jesme Fox, Stefano Podesta

Topics covered

• lung cancer
• stigma
• misconceptions
• health challenges
• medical progress

Keywords

• lung cancer
• stigma
• misconceptions
• health
• oncology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, Pfizer UK

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