Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In the second episode of this four-part series, Rubenstein delved into the breakthroughs in cancer detection and treatment, how artificial intelligence could transform prevention and early diagnosis, why cancer rates are rising among young adults, the role of mRNA vaccines in preventing and treating future cancers and the urgent challenges of health disparities and access to care.

Guests include:
Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center President & CEO
Dr. Benjamin L. Ebert | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute President and CEO
Dr. David Agus | Ellison Medical Institute Founding CEO
Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee | Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Deputy Director

Chapters:
00:02:23 - What is Cancer?
00:04:23 - Stages of Cancer
00:09:21 - Cancer Prevention and Treatment
00:19:34 - Screening Data

Disclosure
David Rubenstein is a Trustee of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David Rubenstein is a Director of Moderna, Inc.
David Rubenstein is a Trustee Emeritus of Johns Hopkins Medicine


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