| Description |
1 online resource (3 video file, approximately 344 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by PBS in 2015. |
| Summary |
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 description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions.At six hours, the film interweaves a sweeping historical narrative; with intimate stories about contemporary patients; and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have brought us, at long last, to the brink of lasting cures. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- History.
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Leukemia -- Hisotry.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, executive producer.
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Goodman, Barak, producer.
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Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014, narrator.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1143164 Kanopy |
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