OxPop Festival of Global Health - The Cancer Conflict
OxPop Festival of Global Health
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 5pm to 8pm
Richard Doll Lecture Theatre, Richard Doll Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LF
Cancer Treatments: trust and information
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 include the film director Thomas Meadmore and from the University of Oxford, 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.
Click here to register by Thursday October 12.
The OxPop Festival of Global Health is led by Toral Gathani, Sarah Lewington, Hannah Calkin and Graham Bagley. Please contact us at events@ndph.ox.ac.uk.
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.