Kentucky tops the list in our country for cancer and cancer-related deaths. Because May is Cancer Research Awareness Month, the Talking FACS podcast will discuss a wide array of topics dealing with cancer.

In the first of the Cancer Conversations series, Nathan Vanderford, PhD, a researcher in the Department of Toxicology & Cancer Biology at the UK Markey Cancer Center, breaks down what exactly cancer is and what you can do to combat risk factors in your life.

Listen to the full episode below.