
Health Report - Separate stories podcast Sex differences after a cancer diagnosis
Mar 20, 2026
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A possible new tool to help quit smoking - psilocybin, the active component of magic mushrooms. But there are plenty of caveats.
Significant differences between women and men after a diagnosis of cancer - both in their risk of death and adverse outcomes.
And an update on a story from Health Report producer Shelby Traynor last year - about Paul and a pioneering cancer treatment for his dog Rosie with the help of artificial intelligence.
References
- Psilocybin or Nicotine Patch for Smoking Cessation
- Sex-based prognosis in industry-sponsored advanced solid tumour trials: an individual participant data meta-analysis of survival and adverse events
- Thanks to AI, Paul can see the culprit of his dog's cancer
- Meet the man who designed a cancer vaccine for his dog
