Ken Burns: Story of Cancer / Emperor of All
Movies & TV / DVD
UPC: 841887024068 / Publisher: PBS (Direct), April 2015
Tells the story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the laboratories where research takes place.
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"It is the longest running war in human history. Fought with razor-sharp scalpels, invisible rays, and lethal poisons, its battlegrounds are deep within the human cell. The story of the war on cancer spans centuries and continents. The Story of Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, tells the complete story of cancer, from its first appearance in the fossilized remains of dinosaurs to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. The film interweaves a sweeping historical documentary with intimate profiles of current patients, and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have brought us, at long last, to the brink of effective treatments."
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