Laura Woods, BA (Oxon), MSc, PhD, describes a method to identify a sub-population of patients at high risk of subsequent pancreatic cancer diagnosis using machine learning techniques applied to primary care data in the UK. This research was funded by the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. This interview was recorded via an online conference call with The Video Journal of Oncology (VJOncology).