From cancer history to current case studies.
Very eye opening and informative.
http://www.denverpost.com/television/ci ... y-pbs.html
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/cancer-empe ... dies/home/The statistical fact is, everyone's life has been touched by cancer.
Siddhartha Mukherjee, left, author of "Cancer: Emperor of all Maladies," and filmmaker Ken Burns.
Siddhartha Mukherjee, left, author of "Cancer: Emperor of all Maladies," and filmmaker Ken Burns. (Provided by PBS)
Based on the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" (Simon & Schuster), the film is an ambitious effort supported by a Web series, NPR radio shows, educational outreach and more.
Airing March 30-April 1, 8-10 p.m. each night on Rocky Mountain PBS, the three-part, six-hour film by Barak Goodman is more uplifting than heartbreaking.
The takeaway is that researchers believe "real, durable cures are not only foreseeable but inevitable."