Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

Official Trailer

Preview: Season 1 | 6m 12s

THE STORY OF CANCER: The Emperor of All Maladies examines cancer with a cellular biologist’s precision, a historian’s perspective and a biographer’s passion. The series artfully weaves three different films in one: a riveting historical documentary; an engrossing and intimate vérité film; and a scientific and investigative report.

Aired: 03/29/15 | Rating: NR

Genentech, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Siemens, David H. Koch, Bristol-Myers Squibb, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Kovler Fund, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Cancer Society, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)

More Extras

• Official Trailer

  Preview: S1 | 6m 12s

• Why Cancer is so difficult to cure

  Clip: S1 | 1m 2s

• What is Cancer?

  Clip: S1 | 4m 39s

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