Episodes
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Terri's Story
19m 44s
Terri Rodighiero, a nurse, was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, a difficult cancer to treat. This is her story.
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Cancer: A Conversation
28m 17s
This 30-minute special features a roundtable conversation hosted by Katie Couric of Yahoo! News and co-founder of “Stand Up To Cancer.” Couric interviews Ken Burns; Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and CEO of WETA and a cancer survivor; and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the book upon which the film is based.
Extras + Features
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Dr. Suzanne Cole
S1 - 3m 39s
Dr. Cole works with patients who are dealing with end of life choices.
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Maura Tierney
S1 - 2m 20s
Actress, Survivor, Television actress Maura Tierney talks candidly about her breast cancer diagnosis and her fears about chemotherapy.
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Terrence Howard
S1 - 3m 6s
Academy Award-nominated actor Terrence Howard talks about his emotions around his mother’s death and vows to destroy cancer in her honor.
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Researchers Montage
S1 - 2m 29s
Multiple clips from doctors and researchers on the subject of cancer.
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Dr. Robert Weinberg
S1 - 5m 15s
Dr. Weinberg developed experiments to identify the first human oncogene- the Ras Oncogene.
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Suleika Jaouad
S1 - 2m 46s
A young woman, a keyboard and cancer.
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Jeff Castelaz
S1 - 2m 7s
Jeff lost his son Pablo when he was 6 years old. He and his wife created The Pablove foundation in his son’s honor.
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The Jimmy Fund
S1 - 4m 36s
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Official Trailer
S1 - 6m 12s
THE STORY OF CANCER: The Emperor of All Maladies examines cancer with a cellular biologist’s precision, a historian’s perspective and a biographer’s passion. The series artfully weaves three different films in one: a riveting historical documentary; an engrossing and intimate vérité film; and a scientific and investigative report.
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Dr. Sidney Farber
S1 - 7m 33s
Dr. Sidney Farber, an oncologist at Children's Hospital in Boston, strives for a cure.
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Dr. Wilson
S1 - 4m 40s
Dr. Lori Wilson is a surgical oncologist that has double breast cancer.
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Sue Taylor
S1 - 3m 24s
Dr. Taylor lost her brother at a very young age to cancer.
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