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. Virchow
S1 - 1m 45s
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The Discovery of the Oncogene in Carcinogeneis
S1 - 3m 47s
The Rous Sarcoma Virus presented an opportunity to study carcinogenesis up close.
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Why Cancer is so difficult to cure
S1 - 1m 2s
Cancer cells are constantly mutating and become resistant to drugs
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Jeannie Joseph
S1 - 2m 17s
Find out about Jeannie Joseph's story. She says, "you've got to keep fighting."
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Jerri Little
S1 - 3m 18s
Gospel singer and mother of 4, Jerri Little uses her music to help herself and others in the struggle with cancer.
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Dora Arias
S1 - 2m 12s
Dora was diagnosed with cancer and realized how hard the system would be for people who did not speak English as well as she did.
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Dr. Bernard Fisher
S1 - 7m 33s
Dr. Fisher believed in lumpechtomy rather than mastechtomy for treating Breast Cancer.
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Palliative Care
S1 - 7m 3s
Some patients need to deal with end of life prognosis and choices.
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Pam Cromwell
S1 - 2m 19s
Fighting cancer on your terms.
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Intro
S1 - 5m 41s
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Ken Jeong
S1 - 3m 20s
Film and television actor Ken Jeong found out that his wife had breast cancer when he started shooting The Hangover.
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Keith Friend
S1 - 3m 14s
In loving memory of Keith Friend - A great spirit and inspiration.
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