Finding the Achilles Heel /

This episode starts at a moment of optimism: Scientists believe they have cracked the mystery of the malignant cell, and the first targeted therapies have been developed. But very quickly cancer reveals new layers of complexity and a formidable array of defenses. Many call for a new focus on prevent...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: PBS (Firm)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS (Firm), [2015]
Series:Ken Burns Presents: Cancer--The Emperor of All Maladies.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Table of Contents:
  • Cycle of Discovery (2:36); Medical Promise in the 21st Century (2:52); Mutated Genes (2:34); Human Genome (2:45); Cancer Genome Atlas (3:26); Combating Lung Cancer with LDK (2:23); Targeting Gene Mutation (4:09); LDK Application Review (1:42); High Cost of Cancer Care (4:44); Cancer Treatment (2:28); Patient Care (4:47); Palliative Care (2:12); Palliative Care and Healing (4:02); Cancer Prevention (2:44); Decline of Cigarette Smoking (3:12); Causes of Cancer (3:37); Epidemiology (3:10); Viruses and Vaccinations (2:09); Cancer Screening Campaigns (3:58); Early Detection (2:19); Family Cancer Gene (3:28); Cancer Cells Share Components? (2:56); Combination Targeted Therapy (2:07); Cancer Immunotherapy (4:03); Immunotherapy Treatments (2:32); Activating and Educating the Immune System (4:36); Restraining the Immune System (3:33); Redirecting T-Cells (2:28); Rogers' T-Cells (3:33); Patient Immunotherapy Treatment (2:42); Turn for the Worse (4:13); Road of Immunological Therapy (2:19); Rogers' Follow-Up Appointment (2:05); Emily's Two Year Follow-Up (3:07); Tempered Optimism (2:54); Managing Cancer (2:56); Credits: Finding the Achilles Heel (2:15);