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Season 1 – Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

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A historical narrative of cancer is interwoven with patient stories and scientific breakthroughs.

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Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times 04/02/2015
The result is possibly the least live-tweetable six hours of television you will ever see and also among the most important. Go to Full Review John Doyle Globe and Mail 04/02/2015
This outstanding and illuminating series is an unusual Ken Burns production. Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 03/31/2015
It's the film's more generalized profile of a species' willingness to do battle, to persist despite the mercilessness of the foe, to be heroic, that kept me watching, and made me glad I did. Go to Full Review Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com 03/30/2015
A grabber if there ever was one. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies — Season 1

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Edward Herrmann

Narrator

Ken Burns

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 30, 2015 Magic Bullets Sidney Farber introduces the modern era of chemotherapy in the 1940s; a 14-month-old girl with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 31, 2015 The Blind Men and the Elephant The genetic basis of cancer is discovered; in the late 1990s, advances in research lead to more precise therapies for cancer; an oncologist is diagnosed with breast cancer. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 1, 2015 Finding the Achilles Heel The first targeted therapies are developed; a new focus on prevention and early detection takes shape; a 60-year-old NASCAR mechanic with melanoma and a six-year-old with leukemia try new immunotherapy treatments. Details

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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Ken Burns
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 30, 2015