Why Cancer Rates Are Exploding (And What You Can Do) | Dr Anisha Patel

About this episode

Dr Anisha Patel shares her personal journey as a bowel cancer survivor and discusses the rising cancer rates.

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. What happens when a doctor suddenly becomes the patient? In this powerful episode of Tom’s Talks, we sit down with Dr Anisha Patel — a GP, author, speaker, and bowel cancer survivor — who shares her deeply personal journey from diagnosis to...

People in this episode

Host: Tom Dickinson

Guest: Dr Anisha Patel

Topics covered

• cancer awareness
• personal journey
• health
• survivorship
• medical insights

Keywords

• cancer rates
• Dr Anisha Patel
• health podcast
• survivor story
• medical journey

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