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May 2022
36m 51s

The Orchid Room and Cancer - with Hannah...

Brady Haran
About this episode

Professor Hannah Fry discusses her cervical cancer diagnosis - and subsequent attempt to make sense of it all.

Making Sense of Cancer - Showing on BBC2 on June 2 and then on BBC iPlayer

Telegraph Article

Hannah Fry website

Hannah Fry books - Amazon

Numberphile videos with Hannah

Hannah previously on the podcast

Macmillan Cancer Support

NHS Cancer help

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With thanks to MSRI

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