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Magic Bullets

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 51m 52s

The search for a “cure” for cancer is the greatest epic in the history of science, spanning centuries and continents. This episode follows that centuries-long search, but centers on the story of Sidney Farber, who, defying conventional wisdom in the late 1940s, introduces the modern era of chemotherapy, eventually galvanizing a “war on cancer.”

Aired: 03/29/15 | Expires: 12/31/69
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)
Extras
A young woman, a keyboard and cancer.
Find out about Jeannie Joseph's story. She says, "you've got to keep fighting."
Fighting childhood cancer with humor.
Dr. Taylor lost her brother at a very young age to cancer.
Fighting cancer on your terms.
Television actress Maura Tierney talks about her breast cancer diagnosis.
Cindy transforms her grief over the loss of her young son.
Dr. Baselga brings his years of experience and success into the conversation about cancer.
Jeff lost his son Pablo to cancer when he was 6 years old.
Jerri Little uses her music to deal with cancer.