Defeating Cancer : Precision Medicine and Personalized Care
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English

Originally released by American Public Television, 2017.

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The search for a cure for cancer has entered a revolutionary new era of precision medicine as experts create personalized treatments based on cancer patients’ unique genetic makeup. Defeating Cancer spotlights the cutting-edge biomedical and health research efforts and the many threads that connect cancer patients to doctors, researchers and innovators around the world. Cancer survivor Sharon Osbourne narrates this powerful story of innovative breakthroughs in the ongoing battle against cancer. Cancer treatment has advanced over the years. Previously, doctors used relatively the same methods for treating all cancer patients. However, in the past decade, they have learned that cancer cells act differently from patient to patient. This realization has opened up new avenues for treatment on the individual level. This is what precision medicine is all about, andDefeating Cancer explores several new advances in the field including genetic testing, immunotherapy, nanotechnology, personalized forms of early cancer screenings and pinpoint-accurate radiation treatment. Through interviews and personal stories, the program introduces viewers to doctors, researchers and patients who have their own stories, scars and successes in the battle against cancer.

9 - 12, Academic/AP

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