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. Lori Wilson
S1 - 3m 7s
Dr. Lori Wilson, a cancer surgeon from Howard University Hospital, is herself diagnosed with breast cancer. She and her husband host a small gathering of family and friends, and he shaves his head along with her.
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Robert Sandler
S1 - 2m 5s
In 1947 Robert Sandler received his first injection of controversial amniopterin
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Future of Cancer Treatment
S1 - 1m 49s
The future of cancer research and treatment is optimistic.
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Cindy Campbell
S1 - 3m 1s
Cindy transforms her grief over the loss of her young son to spread a positive message through The Muddy Puddles Project.
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Lew Klein
S1 - 1m 43s
Lew Klein finds the humor in everything, even a cancer diagnosis. He talks about coming out to his friends with cancer and how his favorite responses are not what we would expect.
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Cancer Montage
S1 - 1m 46s
A selection of interviews from the film, including patients, doctors and caregivers.
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Scientific Proof
S1 - 4m 19s
Scientists are finally able to prove the health hazards of smoking.
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Mary-Claire King
S1 - 4m 11s
In the 1970s Mary Claire King began investigating genetic links of cancer in families
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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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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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