# 1. What Is Cancer?

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Podcast: [Smarter Than Cancer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/smarter-than-cancer-7438264)
Published: 2025-08-14T04:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.roswellpark.org/smarterthancancer
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d3b47fb0-11a3-4cbf-b345-f882665b8f35.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1194

## Resource

For the series premiere, David dives into the most basic question of all: what is cancer? Turns out it has a lot to do with the fundamental nature of your cells, and not much at all to do with the way we usually think of disease. Keep up with all things Smarter Than Cancer and let us know what you think of the show at https://www.roswellpark.org/smarterthancancer

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