Cancer: The Emperor Of All Maladies
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In 1971, Richard Nixon declared a 'war on cancer'. Flush with optimism and awash with federal dollars, the cancer field plunged forward in search of a cure, leading to the revolutionary discovery of the genetic basis of cancer. But it's not until the late 1990s that advances in research begin to translate into more precise... 55:40 Expired
The search for a cure for cancer is the greatest epic in the history of science. This episode follows the story of Sidney Farber, who introduced chemotherapy in the late 1940s, galvanising a full-scale national war on cancer. Fast-forward to the present where 14-month-old Olivia Blair is diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphob...February 2017
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Scientists believe they have cracked the essential mystery of the malignant cell and the first targeted therapies have been developed. But cancer reveals new layers of complexity and unforeseen defences. Many call for a new focus on prevention and early detection, but other scientists are undeterred. By the second decade o...