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Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Description
The second leg of his journey sees Simon dodge the Moroccan secret police in Western Sahara, travel on one of the world's longest trains in Mauritania, visit a forgotten refugee camp in the Algerian desert where more than 100,000 people live, and take a swim in a Libyan oasis with a government minder who bears an uncanny resemblance to Colonel Gaddafi.
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Language
English
Description
A cancer diagnosis is always bad news, but the words "You have cancer" don't necessarily instill the fear and confusion they did three decades ago. This program demystifies cancer by explaining how varieties of the disease typically begin and develop. The program also highlights some of the innovative treatments that are helping more and more patients to become cancer survivors. In addition, scientists discuss the importance of early detection in...
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
It's always bad news to hear a doctor say "You have cancer," but cancer today is not what it was decades ago. Cancer is something that patients can live with for many years, like high blood pressure or diabetes. In this program, you'll meet patients who are fighting the good fight; you'll hear what their secrets are to staying strong, happy, and relatively healthy.
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Part 1 looks at the substantial number of lives that can be saved through simple screening and cancer awareness. The program features interviews from expert physicians from Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the University of San Francisco, and the Jay Monahan Gastroenterological Center at the Weill Medical College. Learn more about how to prevent colon cancer and what you can do if you are diagnosed with it.
5) Cancer
Series
Pub. Date
[2014], c2009
Language
English
Description
More than a third of us will get cancer in our lifetime and a quarter of us will die from it; it is Canada's number one killer. Extensive research, guided by experts and improved technologies, has significantly increased our understanding of cancer and how it works over the past ten years. This film looks at the principal theories and hypotheses that are revolutionizing our knowledge of this disease. We meet Guy, Agathe, Claude and Denis, four patients...
6) Cancer Story
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2004
Language
English
Description
This program highlights prevention models that have led to reductions in the incidence of cancer by prompting changes in behaviors and medical procedures. Correlating the discontinuation of tobacco and alcohol use with a lower susceptibility to throat cancer, the program also demonstrates the effectiveness of the PSA test in screening for prostate cancer, and how test results may suggest a variety of options. Efforts in the manufacturing sector to...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Only 15 of every 100 people diagnosed with lung cancer will be a long-term survivor, but there are many in the healthcare industry who are looking to change those daunting statistics. This program, produced in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, explores new treatments that can make a difference as well as steps to help prevent this deadly disease. Join our experts from Rush University Medical Center, Indiana University, and Holy Name...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2006
Language
English
Description
In 1971, President Nixon declared war on cancer, envisioning a cure within five years. What mechanisms-financial, political, and medical-did his announcement set in motion? Are we any closer to winning the war? This program takes on those questions, examining milestones in cancer research and studying forces outside the scientific world that have driven or hindered anti-cancer efforts. Interviews with renowned medical pioneers-including Dr. Steven...
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English
Description
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, six women from ABC News sat down and talked about taking on their formidable enemy. This program features all six women one year later, discussing what transpired over the past twelve months and how they feel about the future. While most are in remission, two patients are still grappling with disease on a daily basis, and both take this communal opportunity to reveal the concerns, frustrations, and hopes at...
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