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cover of episode Hannah Fry on using shopping data to detect ovarian cancer

Hannah Fry on using shopping data to detect ovarian cancer

2023/2/4
logo of podcast More or Less: Behind the Stats

More or Less: Behind the Stats

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A new study led by Imperial College in London suggests that data from loyalty card spending in supermarkets and pharmacies could be used as a way of detecting ovarian cancer much earlier. Tim Harford discusses the findings with Professor Hannah Fry, who was most recently on the show talking about her own experience with cancer.