The smaller C: progress in beating cancer

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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm Jason Palmer.

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  And I'm Rosie Bloor.

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  Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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  The huge food conglomerates of recent decades are feeling a serious squeeze.

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  Part of it is penny pinching as costs of living rise.

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  Part of it is a spreading resistance to ultra-processed junk.

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  In a bid to survive, some firms of big food are getting smaller.

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  And a curious thing happens on Tuesday evenings in Berlin.

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  Members of the Bundestag swap their suits for sweats and play football.

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  Sounds like utopia,

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  but now politics has invaded the pitch and players from the far right are banned from taking part.

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  But first...

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  It's a terrifying disease.

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  It kills around 10 million people worldwide each year, a number that's only rising.

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  Half of all men will be diagnosed with it, and one in three women.

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  In some countries, including Australia, Britain and Japan, it's the most common cause of death.

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  I'm talking about cancer.

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  But even with that seemingly hopeless backdrop, this is largely a scientific success story.

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