This Podcast Will Kill You is an educational series that delves into the biology, history, and epidemiology of various diseases and medical mysteries. Hosted by Dr. Erin Welsh, a disease ecologist and epidemiologist, and Dr. Erin Allmann Updyke, a physician and epidemiologist, the podcast aims to make complex medical topics accessible and engaging for a broad audience.
Cancer is easier to reason through when treated as evolution, not a single mutation. Persistent symptoms still need escalation, family history matters, and early tumour shrinkage can mislead because resistant clones, microenvironment and treatment pressure all shape long-term control.