Episode 43: There's a Drug That Prevents Breast Cancer — And It's Blocked
"30 times more women die from breast cancer than need a liver transplant because of UPA. And yet the drug is paused."
What if the drug that could prevent your breast cancer is already on pharmacy shelves — and regulators won't let your doctor prescribe it for that purpose?
Dr. Sasha Howell, a medical oncologist from Manchester who runs one of the UK's leading breast cancer prevention programs, joined Kicking Cancer's Ass at the 2026 Rise Up Conference. His team's research, published in Nature in December, shows that three months of Ulipristal acetate reduced pre-cancerous cell proliferation…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.