Cancer: the emperor of all maladies (DVD) - 3 discs
By: Ward, Geoffrey
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Contributor(s): Burns, Ken | Goodman, Barak | Blistein, David | Livingston, Jr. Peter R [Editor] | Sim, Karen K.H [Editor] | Novack, Nancy [Editor].
Publisher: Virginia WETA and Laura Ziskin Pictures, Inc. 2015Subject(s): Cancer - History | Leukemia - History | Siddhartha Mukherjee - Television adaptationsDDC classification: 616.994 Summary: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, this film tells the story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. It interweaves a sweeping historical narrative; with intimate stories about contemporary patients; and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have brought us to the brink of lasting cures.
(http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=58647566&cp=&sr=1&kw=cancer&origkw=CANCER&parentPage=search#Details)
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| CD-DVD-VHS | Vikram Sarabhai Library Audio Visual | Reference | D002390 (Browse shelf) | Not for Issue | CD002390 | |
| CD-DVD-VHS | Vikram Sarabhai Library Audio Visual | Reference | D002391 (Browse shelf) | Not for Issue | CD002391 | |
| CD-DVD-VHS | Vikram Sarabhai Library Audio Visual | Reference | D002392 (Browse shelf) | Not for Issue | CD002392 |
Disc 1; Disc 2; Disc 3, Special Features
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, this film tells the story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. It interweaves a sweeping historical narrative; with intimate stories about contemporary patients; and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have brought us to the brink of lasting cures.
(http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=58647566&cp=&sr=1&kw=cancer&origkw=CANCER&parentPage=search#Details)
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