What Farmers Know About Cancer with Chris Gregg

🧠 Episode Summary

What if we’ve been thinking about cancer all wrong?

In this deeply personal and paradigm-shifting episode of RealPharma, hosts Dr. Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt sit down with Dr. Christopher Gregg—neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and stage 4 cancer patient—to explore a bold new vision for cancer care.

Dr. Gregg shares how his own diagnosis sparked a radical rethink of oncology: moving away from the “war on cancer” mindset toward managing it as a chronic, controllable condition. Drawing inspiration from agriculture, AI, and evolutionary biology, he introduces the concept of “algorithms as drugs”—dynamic, data-driven treatment strategies designed to outmaneuver resistance.

This conversation blends cutting-edge science with raw human experience, offering a hopeful and pragmatic roadmap for the future of precision medicine.

🔑 Key Topics Covered

Why curing cancer may not always be the best goal—and what to aim for instead

The concept of adaptive therapy and managing cancer like a chronic disease

What elephants, farmers, and pests can teach us about treatment resistance

The limitations of today’s drug development and clinical trial systems

“Algorithms as drugs” and the future of programmable medicine

How AI, smartphones, and behavioral data can unlock scalable precision care