Festival of Global Health - The Cancer Conflict

The Cancer Conflict is a powerful documentary, directed by Thomas Meadmore, that follows the story of two patients with cancer, Grant and Surinder, who take treatment into their own hands and must choose between evidence-based medicine or unproven alternatives. The film is nominated for the Best Science Documentary 2023 by the Grierson Trust.

Panel discussion:

Moderated by Dr Toral Gathani, Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Consultant Surgeon. 

Panel members included the film director Thomas Meadmore and from Oxford Population Health, Dr David Dodwell, Consultant Clinical Oncologist and member of the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group, and Dr Mehrunisha Suleman, Director of Medical Ethics and Law Education.

Feedback

'Great event. well organised. Film was very interesting and impactful. Q+A also informative and insightful. great to have the director there.'

'Great opportunity to gather around a central theme and to network more generally. Really positive atmosphere - lots of interdisciplinary conversations, including with familiar and new faces. Structure of the event worked really well, and the panel session was expertly chaired and really thought provoking. I'd definitely attend another event like this.'

The OxPop Festival of Global Health is led by Toral Gathani, Sarah Lewington, Hannah Calkin and Graham Bagley. Please contact the Events Team if you have any queries.  

The OxPop Festival of Global Health is financially supported by a grant awarded to Toral Gathani and Sarah Lewington from the Van Houten Fund at the University of Oxford.