Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
A story of human ingenuity and perseverance but also of hubris and misperception.
Cancer: A Conversation
28m 17s
Katie Couric interviews Ken Burns, Sharon Rockefeller and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
Terri's Story
19m 44s
Terri Rodighiero was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. This is her story.
Dr. Jose Baselga
2m 19s
Dr. Baselga brings his years of experience and success into the conversation about cancer.
Ken Jeong
3m 20s
Actor Ken Jeong found out that his wife had breast cancer when he started his big role.
Dr. Lori Wilson
3m 7s
Dr. Wilson, a cancer surgeon from Howard University Hospital, is diagnosed with cancer
Dr. Sidney Farber
7m 33s
Dr. Sidney Farber, an oncologist at Children's Hospital in Boston, strives for a cure.
The Discovery of the Oncogene in Carcinogeneis
3m 47s
The Rous Sarcoma Virus presented an opportunity to study carcinogenesis up close.
Dr. Bernard Fisher
7m 33s
Dr. Fisher believed in lumpechtomy rather than mastechtomy for treating Breast Cancer.
Dr. Robert Weinberg
5m 15s
Dr. Weinberg developed experiments to identify the first human oncogene- the Ras Oncogene.
Bonding between Doctor and Patient
2m
Dr. Lori Wilson discusses her philosophy in treating her patients.
Why Cancer is so difficult to cure
1m 2s
Cancer cells are constantly mutating and become resistant to drugs
Evolution in the Bottle
1m 45s
Doctors will soon be able to map all genes and pathways of the human body.
Mary-Claire King
4m 11s
In the 1970s Mary Claire King began investigating genetic links of cancer in families
Cancer Montage
1m 46s
A selection of interviews from the film, including patients, doctors and caregivers.
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