Name: The Blind Men and the Elephant
Released: 2015-03-31

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

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20152h7.7

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The Blind Men and the Elephant

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Mar 31, 2015

In the wake of the declaration of a “war on cancer” by Richard Nixon in 1971, flush with optimism and awash with federal dollars, the cancer field plunges forward in search of a cure. In the lab, rapid progress is made in understanding the essential nature of the cancer cell, leading to the revolutionary discovery of the genetic basis of cancer. But at the bedside, where patients are treated, few new therapies become available, and a sense of disillusionment takes hold, leading some patients and doctors to take desperate measures. It is not until the late 1990s that the advances in research begin to translate into more precise targeted therapies with the breakthrough drugs Gleevec and Herceptin. Following the history during these fraught decades is the contemporary story of Dr. Lori Wilson, a surgical oncologist who is diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in both breasts in 2013.

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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

TV Series

20152h7.7

Documentary

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The Blind Men and the Elephant

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Mar 31, 2015

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