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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

Ep Two: The Blind Men and the Elephant (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary
This episode picks up the story in the wake of the declaration of a "war on cancer" by Richard Nixon in 1971 and the search for a cure. In the lab, rapid progress is made in understanding the essential nature of the cancer cell, leading to...See moreThis episode picks up the story in the wake of the declaration of a "war on cancer" by Richard Nixon in 1971 and the search for a cure. In the lab, rapid progress is made in understanding the essential nature of the cancer cell, leading to the revolutionary discovery of the genetic basis of cancer, but few new therapies become available. Not until the late 1990s do advances in research begin to translate into more precise targeted therapies with breakthrough drugs. Following the history during these fraught decades, the film intertwines the contemporary story of an oncologist diagnosed with breast cancer. Her emotional and physical struggles provide a bracing counterpoint to the historical narrative. See less
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Writers
Geoffrey C. Ward (written by) | Ken Burns (written by) | Barak Goodman (written by) | David Blitstein (written by)
Producer
Barak Goodman
Composer
David Cieri
Cinematographers
Robert Hanna | Stephen McCarthy | Sam Russell (as Samuel Z. Russell)
Editor
Karen Sim
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Status
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Updated Mar 31, 2015
Release date
Mar 31, 2015 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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