Medical Moonshots: Fighting Cervical Cancer with Dr. Richard Godfrey

About this episode

Dr. Richard Godfrey discusses his work in cervical cancer prevention and Rotary's efforts to eliminate it.

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, but it’s also highly preventable. Rotarian, surgical oncologist, and author Dr. Richard Godfrey has traveled the world making cervical cancer prevention more accessible. His forthcoming book, Medical Moonshots: Winning the Cancer War, talks about his lifesaving work. Niala Boodhoo recently sat down with Dr. Godfrey to discuss his career, cervical cancer, and Rotary’s work to eliminate it.

People in this episode

Host: Niala Boodhoo

Guest: Dr. Richard Godfrey

Topics covered

• cervical cancer
• cancer prevention
• oncology
• Rotary's work
• medical innovation

Keywords

• cervical cancer
• prevention
• oncologist
• Rotary
• medical moonshots
• healthcare
• cancer research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rotary

Books & works: Medical Moonshots: Winning the Cancer War

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