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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life

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Hannah Fry: Understanding the numbers of cancer

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The maths professor on the choices she and others have faced after a cancer diagnosis

British mathematics professor and broadcaster Hannah Fry has spent many years trying to explain the world through numbers. But when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer she embarked on a new mission – to discover whether the medical world, and we as individuals, make the right choices around treatment. 

Are patients always given the facts – and the time - they need to make rational decisions?  And could we be at risk of unnecessary overtreatment?

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey
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Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill

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