Magic Bullets
The search for a cure is the greatest epic in the history of science, spanning centuries and continents. This film centers on the story of Sidney Farber, who defied conventional wisdom in the late 1940s to introduce the modern era of chemotherapy. H...
Living with Cancer: Value of Cancer Support Groups, The
The challenges of treatment and the uncertainties of the disease are difficult for any cancer patient to endure. Some cancer patients have found that it helps to talk with others who are battling the disease, whatever phase they are in. This segment...
Living with Cancer: New Approaches to Cancer Treatment
In the last few years, a new breed of treatment has emerged in the fight against cancer. Called biomodulation, it is the manipulation of the body's own immune system to get rid of the cancer. When traditional treatment methods failed to stop the adv...
Diagnosis: Cancer: Puzzle: The When, Why, and Where of Cancer, The
What causes genes to mutate? Are there factors that set such events in motion? Scientists talk about ongoing research that may lead not only to a cure for certain types of cancer but also to prevention strategies that will lessen the impact of the d...
Diagnosis: Cancer: Diseases Known as Cancer, The
More than 40 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, and more than 20 percent will die from it. When we talk of cancer, we often refer to it as if it were a single disease, but in reality it is a general name for mo...
Diagnosis: Cancer: Early Detection of Breast Cancer a Key to Survival
Eighty percent of women who are stricken with breast cancer have no family history of the disease. One factor that contributes to their susceptibility is age. Breast cancer is rare in women under 20, but increases from age 20 to 50. Another factor a...
Diagnosis: Cancer: Lifestyle Choices that Reduce the Cancer Risk
Cancer is a disease that is influenced by lifestyle choices. Some researchers contend that eating right, staying physically active, watching your weight, and not smoking or exposing yourself to too much sun could reduce your risk of cancer by 60 to ...
Diagnosis: Cancer: Counseling Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
The UCLA Breast Center, a unit of the Jonsson Cancer Center, specializes in treating and counseling women at high risk for breast cancer. Experts from a variety of fields work with patients, developing strategies they can use to prevent or reduce th...
Diagnosis: Cancer: Detecting Cancer
Cancer detection methods vary depending on the location of the suspected cancer. Oral cancers, for example, can be detected by visual examination. Some, like cervical cancer, can be found by collecting cells for microscopic examination. Colon and st...
Living with Cancer: Discovery of the Biological Therapy Herceptin
In 1986, the scientific community learned that a gene involved in regulating cell growth had been discovered, HER2/NEU. About the same time Dr. Dennis Slamon and his team of researchers were extracting DNA from discarded breast cancer tissue looking...