Introducing Less Radical

Less Radical

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Introducing Less Radical

The forgotten story of Dr. Bernie Fisher and a revolution in breast cancer.

Aug 09, 2024

Transcript

I’m delighted to share the trailer for Less Radical with Cancer Culture readers, before anyone else gets to hear it. We’re still working on a few things behind the scenes before there can be a podcast feed you subscribe to. But the podcast will live right here in Substack, so if you sign up for Cancer Culture, you’ll be the first to get updates.

Less Radical is the story of Dr. Bernie Fisher, the surgeon-scientist who not only revolutionized breast cancer treatment, but also fundamentally changed the way we understand all cancers. He was an unlikely hero-- a Jewish kid from Pittsburgh who had to make it past antisemitic quotas to get into med school. And the thanks he received for his discoveries? A performative misguided Congressional hearing that destroyed his reputation and haunted him until his death.

If you or someone you know has had breast cancer, Bernie is a part of your story-- and you’re part of his. I can’t wait for you to hear it.

Podcast illustration by Katie Goldberg / The Cancer Letter

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Less Radical

Less Radical is the story of Dr. Bernie Fisher, the surgeon-scientist who not only revolutionized breast cancer treatment, but also fundamentally changed the way we understand all cancers. He was an unlikely hero-- a Jewish kid from Pittsburgh who had to make it past antisemitic quotas to get into med school. And the thanks he received for his discoveries? A performative, misguided Congressional hearing that destroyed his reputation and haunted him until his death.

Over six episodes, radiation oncologist Dr. Stacy Wentworth will take you into operating rooms, through the halls of Congress, and into the labs where breakthrough cancer treatments were not only developed, but discovered.

If you or someone you know has had breast cancer, Bernie is a part of your story-- and you’re a part of his.

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