Treasured Places in Peril: Global Warming Impacts on the Southeast

Benjamin von Cramon

Climate change is a global phenomenon, but its effects are most clearly demonstrated on a regional level. This program connects the local and planetary aspects of global warming through environmental case studies, focusing on North Carolina's Outer Banks, South Carolina's coastal areas, and Florida's Everglades and Keys. Long-time residents of each state describe ecological changes they have observed in their lifetimes, while researchers and activists provide additional commentary. Dr. William Schlesinger of Duke University, Angela Viney of the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, and Superintendent Dan Kimball of the Everglades National Park are featured. Also included is a slide show highlighting the locations studied. (35 minutes)

Cancer Treatment Side Effects

Information Television Network (ITN)

Radiation and chemotherapy often make patients wonder which is worse-cancer or the weapons used to fight it? This program examines the many side effects of cancer treatments, revealing essential medical facts behind them and suggesting ways for cancer patients to feel better, despite the likelihood of pain, nausea, and other debilitations. Discussions address many frequently asked questions, such as: When should treatment side effects be considered too severe? Which of them can be life-threatening? What methods exist for reducing the impact of side effects and tangibly increasing quality of life? Expert commentary comes from Dr. Barry Meisenburg of the University of Maryland and Dr. Shakun Malik of Georgetown University. (25 minutes)

Indoor Air Quality

Information Television Network (ITN)

According to some environmental experts, the air inside our homes and offices could be more polluted than the outdoor air in the largest cities. Radon, mold, household cleaning products, and secondhand smoke are only a few elements that may pose health risks. This program examines the issue in detail and illustrates ways to improve indoor air quality. Case studies include a nonsmoker diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer whose basement was found to contain high levels of radon, and a woman whose exposure to household mold almost ended her life. In addition to commentary from Dallas Jones, Chairman of the American Radon Policy Coalition, the program also features two indoor air quality experts, Mark McGowan and Jeffrey Ayers. (25 minutes)

Targeting Tumor Cells: New Strategies in Fighting Cancer

Deutsche Welle

The Pap smear was a diagnostic milestone in detecting precancerous cells. Researchers are developing similar tests, particularly ones based on genetic predisposition, as they learn to home in on other cancers. As this program illustrates, sophisticated screening is just one of the ways medicine has advanced the fight against a dreaded disease. The program also looks at the targeted destruction of tumors through drugs that either react to substances unique to tumor cells or suppress angiogenesis. The latest surgical techniques using lasers, robots, and endoscopes are examined as well. A Deutsche Welle Production. (26 minutes)

Fighting Skin Cancer and Brain Tumors with New Methods

Telepool

Two of the most aggressive and deadly forms of cancer may soon become the targets of powerful drugs that work in tandem with the body’s own immune system. This program explores recent research in the development of biochemical weapons to fight brain and skin cancer. Visiting a German pharmaceutical company at the forefront of these advances, the film shows how TGF (transforming growth factor) beta proteins create a protective layer around brain tumors and how antisense agents are deployed to break through these malignant defenses. Microscopic time-lapse views illustrate the process. The use of humane animal cloning to produce bispecific antibodies for fighting skin cancer is also illustrated in detail. Numerous expert interviews are included. (30 minutes)

Hepatitis B: Kill or Cure, Series 1

SW Pictures LTD

This program travels to Cambodia, where 1 in 10 people carry hepatitis B, a major cause of liver cancer. Mothers often transmit the virus to their babies during childbirth, and children can pass the infection to each other through even the most minor cuts and scratches. At London’s Hammersmith Hospital, pioneering new surgery makes it possible for patients to survive advanced liver cancer. In Cambodia, neither the money nor the expertise to adopt the new medical techniques are available. Instead, Cambodia is the first country in the region to embark on a mass vaccination program. The vaccine will not just prevent hepatitis B, it will also prevent liver cancer. First, though, the country must overcome the logistical challenges of the program in a part of the world still shattered by the effects of civil war and poverty. A BBC Production.

Heartburn

Ebix Inc.

Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart. It’s a pain in the chest and a burning sensation in the esophagus, near the heart. When you eat pizza, for example, it passes from your mouth to your esophagus and on to your stomach. The junction between your stomach and esophagus normally keeps food and stomach acid from coming back up. Certain foods can affect the junction, making it less effective. The mucous lining in your stomach protects the stomach wall from being attacked by the hydrochloric acid that breaks down food. The esophagus has no mucous lining to protect it. When food and stomach acid regurgitate into the esophagus, a burning feeling, called heartburn, results. An antacid relieves heartburn by making stomach acid less acidic.

Defeating Cancer

BBC Worldwide Learning

For many of us, getting cancer is our greatest fear. What’s more, the chances are that eventually it may be a fear we will have to face. But science is at a crucial turning point in cancer treatment. This program follows three patients and their medical support teams as they employ advanced forms of personalized medicine in their fight against cancer. Ray’s doctor uses robotic radiosurgery to pinpoint malignant cells when Ray’s prostate cancer returns. Phil, diagnosed early, opts for a prostatectomy with the da Vinci laparoscopic technique. And Rosemary participates in new drug trials to combat her melanoma after surgery and chemotherapy failed to stop its metastasis. In addition, researchers from the Royal Marsden Hospital explain what cancer is, why some people get it, and what makes it so hard to treat. A BBC Production. (48 minutes)

Bogged Down: The Curse of Osama

NPO/Netherlands Public Broadcasting

Terrorism. Extremism. Religious and sectarian violence. Should we study political and socioeconomic patterns in order to understand why these tragedies occur? Or are they far simpler than that? Are they ultimately about hate and nothing more? Traveling to three focal points of conflict, this program explores 21st-century manifestations of an age-old human problem—the need to destroy others who appear inferior, unworthy, or unholy—and how that flaw in the social psyche shapes today’s clash of civilizations. Starting with U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2009 Cairo speech as a reference point of moderation, the film spans the globe as it explores an entire spectrum of hate-driven behavior—from the Taliban’s brutal repression of anything deemed un-Islamic (such as CD shops and kite flying) to the reckless actions of American pastor Terry Jones, perhaps the ultimate example of belligerent right-wing Christianity. A part of the series The Curse of Osama: Culture and Geopolitics in the Post-9/11 Age. (55 minutes)

A New Muslim World? The Curse of Osama

NPO/Netherlands Public Broadcasting

Osama bin Laden’s death in 2011 was clearly a milestone in America’s war on terror, but for those who study dramatic shifts in the West’s relationship with the Islamic world, no event can compare with the Arab Spring. What does the wave of regime-toppling revolution and democratization that began in Tunisia in 2010 mean for the future of the Middle East and for international relations in general? This program searches for answers as it shows how the Arab Spring took root and expanded into the multifaceted movement that continues even today. It also shows how terrorist networks, hate-driven organizations, and hawkish governments still foment violent face-offs with their avowed adversaries, even as greater openness and individual freedoms appear across the Arab-speaking world. Developments in Yemen, Egypt, and the Palestinian territories are examined, in addition to anti-Islamic elements in the U.K. and Belgium. A part of the series The Curse of Osama: Culture and Geopolitics in the Post-9/11 Age. (53 minutes)

Cancer of the Throat or Larynx (in Spanish)

Ebix Inc.

People who smoke or use tobacco are at risk of developing throat cancer or malignant tumors of the vocal chords. Excessive alcohol use also increases risk. Most cancers of the throat or larynx develop in adults older than 50, and men are ten times more likely than women to develop them.

Amazing Artificial Skin

Deutsche Welle

Researchers have developed an artificial skin with physiological properties similar to natural skin. This permits testing chemicals, medications and cosmetic cremes and monitoring the development of skin cancer.

Breast Reconstruction: Second Opinion—Taking Charge of Your Health Care

John McLean Media

Treatment for breast cancer can be both physically and emotionally overwhelming. While having reconstructive surgery is a personal choice, knowing the options can help patients better prepare for the future. (27 minutes)

Late Effects of Cancer Treatment: Second Opinion—Taking Charge of Your Health Care

John McLean Media

Treatment of cancer involves the use of strong drugs that target cancer cells with the goal of curing the patient. Often, however, these life-saving treatments can leave a wake of long-term physical and mental side effects that patients may not be prepared for. Once treatment is over, follow-up care is critical. (27 minutes)

Cancer: New Treatments for a Longer Life—The Big 4: Fighting Modern Diseases

Global Screen GmbH

The most common diseases in our society today, cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes, are a concern for everyone. And yet, those who are diagnosed with them often feel helpless as they search for answers in a muddle of conflicting information. This first film in a four-part documentary series accompanies doctors and patients as they battle cancer and despair for a life that is filled with hope. But what successes have been achieved in the battle against cancer? What can high-tech medicine do and not do? Are the latest therapies always the best ones? Where have the real successes been achieved in the battle against illness? (43 minutes)

Spectral Mammography Could Better Detect Breast-Cancer Risk

Inside Science

A new type of mammography measures breast density more accurately.

Henrietta Lacks Was Never Compensated for Cells

ABC News

This ABC News report looks at the amazing scientific contribution of Henrietta Lacks. While being treated for cervical cancer in 1951 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, doctors removed some of her tumor cells without her knowledge. Her cells have been used in research from the polio vaccine to numerous cancer treatments. Biomedical firms have made millions selling her cells for research, but her family has never been compensated. In a sad irony, some of her descendants can’t even afford health insurance. Broadcast date: January 31, 2010. (3 minutes)

I Can't Believe I'm Telling You This: Prostate Cancer in the Age of the Internet

Journeyman Pictures

Although many men have prostate cancer—a disease that occurs in two-thirds of all men by the age of 80—there is a culture of silence among patients that stifles conversation about it. The complexities of the illness, the disease’s location, and potential post-treatment side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction have left them at a loss for words. But the Internet is changing that. In this program, three prostate cancer patients explain how they have used the Web to increase their understanding of the disease while pooling their knowledge and sharing their fears with fellow patients. If the barriers to beating prostate cancer are societal as well as scientific, then I Can’t Believe I’m Telling You This offers a powerful injection of hope. (59 minutes)

Mutations: Changing the Code

ClickView Pty Limited

Some of the most fascinating research in genetics today involves mutagens—physical, chemical, and biological agents capable of altering the structure of DNA. This program looks at the characteristics and behavior of mutagens and shows how they are prevalent in the world around us—for example, in the form of UV radiation, cosmic rays, and some radioactive isotopes, as well as synthetic chemicals and natural mutagens that may arise during the metabolism of certain foods. Viewers learn how mutagens either act directly on DNA or produce chemicals that cause rearrangements of the genetic code—leading, in some cases, to cancer and inherited disease. (23 minutes)

Teens and Tanning: Sun Safety Update

VISUALZ

This Telly Award-winning video outlines the dangers of overexposure to the sun, gearing its message toward teens of all backgrounds and ethnic groups who mistakenly think, “The more sun I get, the better I’ll look.” Dermatologist Carolyn Jacob explains what happens to the skin during sun exposure, describes different types of skin cancers, warns against the dangers of tanning beds, and offers tips on staying sun-safe. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (16 minutes)

Cancer and Metastasis

Elsevier GMBH

This program studies the biological processes by which the body reproduces cancerous tumors, and summarizes the results of current research. The various steps of metastasis are clearly demonstrated in film and computer animation. A film segment of real human tissue shows tumor cells moving in a regulated manner under the direction of "leader cells." Computer animation illustrates how a normal cell becomes cancerous. Treatments under development for the prevention of metastasis in certain cancers are summarized. (39 minutes)

What Is Cancer?

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

The first episode in the Cancer Story series provides a primer on how cancer begins and grows. Using colorful animation and interviews with medical experts, the program explains normal cell behavior and cancer etiology within a larger, dramatized story of a cancer patient undergoing diagnosis and treatment. With straightforward commentary from Drs. C. Norman Coleman, Christopher Lowrey, and three other renowned M.D.s, What Is Cancer painlessly introduces a complicated and often intimidating subject. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Production. (57 minutes)

On the Attack: Expectations for a Cancer Cure

Point du Jour International

In 1971, President Nixon declared war on cancer, envisioning a cure within five years. What mechanisms-financial, political, and medical-did his announcement set in motion? Are we any closer to winning the war? This program takes on those questions, examining milestones in cancer research and studying forces outside the scientific world that have driven or hindered anti-cancer efforts. Interviews with renowned medical pioneers-including Dr. Steven Rosenberg of the National Cancer Institute, Prof. Samuel Epstein of the University of Illinois School of Health, and Dominique Stehelin, the scientist who paved the way for gene therapy-provide in-depth analysis.

Health News and Interviews: Cancer Video Clips

ScienCentral

This collection of 20 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at breast cancer, skin cancer, and general cancer. Reports shed light on mammography, melanoma, the apoptosis-inhibitory protein survivin, cancer diagnosis at the DNA level, viruses as anticancer vectors, cancer risk factors, improvements in chemotherapy, and a potential cure for cancer. Video clips include... Breast Cancer • Beyond Mammography • Mammogram Readers • Cancer Screening • Cancer Prognosis Skin Cancer • Anti-cancer Tan • DNA Tan • Skin Cancer Genes • Tanning and Health General Cancer • Non-smokers' Cancer • Cancer Clue • Cancer-Curing Blood • Lung Cancer Test • Cancer Light Fix • Cancer Watchdogs • Pain Relief-with a Price • Cancer-Proof Mice • Cancer-Killing Viruses • Old Age and Cancer • Many Lung Cancers • New Cancer Test (30 minutes)

Men Don't Cry: Prostate Cancer Stories

MundoVision

When Oscar-winning documentarist John Zaritsky started directing this program, he had no idea he was about to be diagnosed with prostate cancer himself. Men Don't Cry tells the intimate stories of Greenpeace cofounder Bob Hunter and two other patients as they come to terms with the disease. Each, with the support of his spouse, chooses to fight it in his own way, balancing treatment options, rates of cure and survival, and quality-of-life concerns about impotence and incontinence. A video that is as human as it is candid, Men Don't Cry reinforces the importance of PSA screening to catch the disease early. Contains clinically explicit language. (48 minutes)

Diseases of the Blood: Issues and Answers

Information Television Network (ITN)

Multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia are two blood cancers that are known to devastate the human immune system. In this program, Bart Barlogie of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, Michael Keating of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and other medical experts explore how breakthroughs in chemotherapy and other treatments including stem cell transplants can aid remission of multiple myeloma and CLL. The efforts of educational foundations to increase awareness, provide vital information and support to patients, and fund new research are also spotlighted. (23 minutes)

Pancreatic Cancer: Search for the Cure

Information Television Network (ITN)

Despite its ranking as one of the most lethal of diseases, pancreatic cancer has been largely neglected in terms of funding and public awareness, further contributing to its high mortality rate. This program examines efforts being made by dedicated specialists to hold the disease at bay while caring professionals and celebrities strive to inform the public and raise money. Margaret Tempero, Beppino Giovanella, James Abbruzzese, and other key figures in pancreatic research discuss therapies that have proved helpful to a number of patients, including 9-nitro camptothecin, gemcitabine, and the Whipple procedure. (23 minutes)

Lung Ablation: New Hope for Lung Cancer

Information Television Network (ITN)

Combining the latest image-guided radiological and surgical techniques, radiofrequency ablation, or RFA, makes use of a thin wire probe, inserted directly into tumors, to heat and kill cancer cells with electrical current. Employed successfully for years in liver, kidney, and bone cancers, RFA has only recently been tested in lung cancer cases, with positive results. This fascinating program features Dr. Damian Dupuy, who has pioneered the use of ablation to treat lung cancer in the United States. (27 minutes)

Exercise and Cancer—Catalyst

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

By the time you hit midlife, odds are you or someone close to you will be touched by cancer. Cancer remains a potentially lethal lottery and everyone’s experience is different. But appropriate exercise under professional supervision—before, during, or after treatment—seems to substantially improve your odds. Catalyst meets a group of cancer patients that is experiencing extraordinary benefits from prescribed targeted exercise programs.

Bone Metastasis in Cancer Patients

Information Television Network (ITN)

Patients with advanced cancer and multiple myeloma are at risk for a series of complications from their disease—including skeleton related events like fractures and other problems with their bones. The goal of this episode of Healthy Body, Healthy Mind is to educate people on what happens when disease spreads to the bone and also to offer help on how to manage these complications. (27 minutes)

Skin Cancer

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

This program from The Doctor Is In deals with basal cell and squamous cell malignancies and melanoma: their symptoms, causes, prevention, treatments, and cure rates. It shows various types of lesions; explains when and how they should be treated; explains why melanoma is so dangerous; indicates how long one can wait before seeking medical attention when a pimple, ulceration, or mole appears to be undergoing change; and discusses the uses of sunscreens. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center production. (26 minutes)

Living Downstream

First Run Features

Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, this award-winning documentary follows Sandra during one pivotal year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links. After a routine cancer screening, Sandra receives a worrisome result. Thus, we begin two journeys with Sandra: her private struggle with a possible cancer recurrence and her public quest to bring attention to the toxic chemicals in our environment. We follow these invisible toxicants as they migrate to some of the most beautiful places in North America. We see how they enter our bodies and, once inside, how they may contribute to cancer formation. Experts in the fields of toxicology and cancer research talk about their own findings; findings that illuminate the significant connection between a healthy environment and human health. At once Sandra's personal journey and her scientific exploration, this film is a powerful reminder of the intimate connection between the health of our bodies and the health of our air, land, and water.

Living with Cancer: Part 1

The Wellness Network

It's always bad news to hear a doctor say "You have cancer," but cancer today is not what it was decades ago. Cancer is something that patients can live with for many years, like high blood pressure or diabetes. In this program, you'll meet patients who are fighting the good fight; you'll hear what their secrets are to staying strong, happy, and relatively healthy.

In the Family

First Run Features

At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with a genetic test result that leaves her vulnerable and confused, she balances dreams of having her own children with the unnerving reality that she is risking her life by holding on to her fertility. In the Family follows Joanna as she connects with other women trying to navigate the unpredictable world of predictive genetic testing. Intensely personal and timely, this provocative film asks, how much do you sacrifice to survive? In July 2008, the film screened on Capitol Hill as part of an effort to pass successfully the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act. It was later leveraged to raise public awareness about the dangers of BRCA gene patents in the Supreme Court case that resulted in invalidating those patents in 2013.

Margaret Thatcher: Interview (2/27/81)

NewsHour Productions

Prime Minister Thatcher was interviewed following two days of meetings in Washington with the newly inaugurated President Ronald Reagan. She discusses the war in El Salvador, the prospects for a Reagan-Brezhnev summit, the nascent democracy movement in Poland and what Western nations can do, Israeli/Palestinian relations, the possibility of deployment of the neutron bomb in Europe, and world economic problems.

What Is a Colonoscopy?

The Wellness Network

Learn what a colonoscopy is, why it's important, and abnormalities it can detect.

What Is a Colostomy?

The Wellness Network

Learn what a colostomy is, why you may have one, and how the waste from what you eat will now come out of your body through the stoma.

Common Colorectal Screening Tests

The Wellness Network

Learn about several common screening tests your doctor may recommend to check for colorectal cancer. These tests may include a flexible sigmoidoscopy, a double-contrast barium enema, or a CT colonography.

Preventing Colon Cancer: Part 1

The Wellness Network

Part 1 looks at the substantial number of lives that can be saved through simple screening and cancer awareness. The program features interviews from expert physicians from Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the University of San Francisco, and the Jay Monahan Gastroenterological Center at the Weill Medical College. Learn more about how to prevent colon cancer and what you can do if you are diagnosed with it.

Preventing Colon Cancer: Part 3

The Wellness Network

When a person is diagnosed with colon cancer there are still treatment options available, depending on the individual situation. In Part 3, find out what treatments are available.

Preparation for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

The Wellness Network

Learn common preparation instructions you may be asked to follow prior to your colorectal screening test and recognize the importance of following them.

Assessing Breast and Axillae

Elsevier

This video highlights techniques to examine the breast and axillae for potential health risks, identify normal findings, interpret age appropriate findings, and incorporate patient education.

Assessing Male Genitalia

Elsevier

This video explains how toperform male genitalia, rectal, and prostate exams, and provides tips for teaching self-examination techniques.

Psychological Factors and Physical Illness

Annenberg Learner

This program examines the relationship between emotions and health to explore how psychological treatment can improve well-being. It focuses on a teenager with migraine headaches, a dentist trying to decrease his risk for developing heart disease, and a woman with breast cancer.

Acupuncture Improves Cancer Treatment

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

The American Cancer Society says acupuncture is a safe, effective way to relieve some of the most devastating side effects of traditional cancer treatment.

Cancer Moonshot

Inside Science

An interview with Steven Kalkanis at the Henry Ford Health System. What is the cancer moonshot?

The Food Cure

Collective Eye Films

Six cancer patients make an unusual choice when faced with a bad prognosis and little chance of recovery: they decide to face the disease with their forks. An arduous, but hopeful 5-year journey through unchartered territory ensues as the patients, ranging in age from a baby to a 70-year-old man, attempt to eat and juice their way back to health.

Childhood Cancer—Second Opinion

John McLean Media

Few things are as sad or shocking as hearing of a child diagnosed with cancer. While the children fight for their lives, doctors and researchers fight for money to find new, desperately needed treatments. We also explore whether these new cancer treatments are safe for children, and outline five things to do when a child is diagnosed with cancer.

Medical Marijuana—Second Opinion

John McLean Media

As more and more states legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes, doctors and lay people alike are questioning its effectiveness, as well as the amount of research being done to determine how safe it is for certain conditions. We meet Beverly McClain, who uses medical marijuana to cope with the side effects of her breast cancer treatments; we answer whether the therapeutic benefits of smoking marijuana outweigh the health risks to your lungs; and we reveal five things you may not know about medical marijuana.

Preventative Cancer Screening—Second Opinion

John McLean Media

More than half a million people in the US die of cancer each year, so it is no surprise that we want to catch and treat it early. For some cancers, preventive screenings are readily available, but how do we decide who should be screened? Rose Arp has no family history of cancer, but as she turns 50, she wants to know from the experts what screenings she should be getting. We answer whether an annual mammogram can cause breast or thyroid cancer, and outline the five greatest risk factors for cancer.

Immunotherapy—Second Opinion

John McLean Media

Despite an initial prognosis of only six to eight months to live, Ronald Eckert, MD, is thriving after undergoing a new immunotherapy treatment for stage 4 melanoma. Four years after the treatment, he feels he is cured and shares his story. Medical experts discuss the groundbreaking immunotherapy research and the treatments being discovered each day in the area of cancer—treatments that will change the way we look at cancer.

Mexico to the Bahamas: Episode 1—Tropic of Cancer

BBC Worldwide Learning

Simon Reeve begins his epic journey on the Pacific coast of Mexico; moving inland he goes on patrol with a heavily armed police unit, and gets more than he bargained for from a female wrestler. In Havana Simon learns how allotments are helping the Cubans and he finishes up in the Bahamas where he discovers a hidden menace on the beautiful coral reefs.

Western Sahara to Libya: Episode 2—Tropic of Cancer

BBC Worldwide Learning

The second leg of his journey sees Simon dodge the Moroccan secret police in Western Sahara, travel on one of the world's longest trains in Mauritania, visit a forgotten refugee camp in the Algerian desert where more than 100,000 people live, and take a swim in a Libyan oasis with a government minder who bears an uncanny resemblance to Colonel Gaddafi.

Laos to Hawaii: Episode 6—Tropic of Cancer

BBC Worldwide Learning

Prevented from following the Tropic through China by the Chinese government, Simon instead discovers the increasing Chinese influences in neighboring Laos and Vietnam. In Taiwan he meets some of the world's highest achieving children and his journey finally ends in Hawaii, but here he finds a paradise blighted by environmental problems.

Cervical Cancer

SW Pictures LTD

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women in Rwanda. There are not enough qualified health workers or the right equipment to properly screen the cervical cancer, therefore thousands of women never receive a diagnosis. By the time they receive treatment it is often far too late. A team of American medical volunteers is working closely with the Ministry of Health in Rwanda to provide a low cost alternative. The program, called See and Treat, uses a technique called Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid – more commonly known as vinegar. It’s hoped that VIA will soon be used throughout the developing world as a cheap and simple method of diagnosing cervical cancer. In this film, we see how the treatment is carried out and what has to be done to treat the disease. VIA is helping to save many lives.

Ultrasound Surgery from China

SW Pictures LTD

Doctors at Churchill Hospital in Oxford are carrying out clinical trials to destroy cancerous tumors without the use of surgery. David Atwell, a keen tennis player, was recently treated for kidney cancer with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound. Three days later, he was back on the courts.

Veran Spin: GPS Tracks Lung Cancer

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

This year, 250,000 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed. Many will be fatal. This program shows how doctors are using new technology to navigate directly to the source of the cancer.

Chi

National Film Board of Canada

Anyone who knew Babz Chula-a talented, larger-than-life actress from Canada's West Coast-could tell you that her life force, or chi, was incredibly strong. When Babz reconnected with director Anne Wheeler in 2009, they discovered a mutual interest: India. Babz convinces Anne to join her on a journey to Kerala, where she will undergo treatment by a renowned Ayurvedic healer in an effort to rid herself of cancer. Anne suggests she bring her camera and film the treatment, and Babz agrees. Not all goes according to plan when they arrive; the center is far less sophisticated than Babz anticipated, and she is very ill from her last round of chemotherapy and the long journey. But, after six weeks, Babz seems to show considerable physical and psychic improvement. When they return home they learn that Babz's cancer has spread and she has weeks, if not days, to live. Babz invites Anne and her camera to continue bearing witness to her journey into the unknown.

Sessions

National Film Board of Canada

Can we fight or even overcome cancer in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility? Filmmaker Danic Champoux believes so, and in his documentary, Sessions, he dispels many of the clichés associated with the disease, using empathy and humor to reveal the extraordinary resilience of human beings. Shot over the course of a year in the common room of an oncology center, where patients regularly meet when undergoing chemotherapy, the film invites viewers to look at cancer from a new perspective. Sessions chronicles the patients’ intensely emotional encounters, deftly capturing the love and joie de vivre that brighten their often stressful days. Never denying the distress of cancer patients — and that of their families and friends, as well — Sessions is, above all, a work of deep humanity and a sensitive portrait of life’s mysteries.

Chemo: Yes or No?

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

This program outlines the growing debate within the medical community about chemotherapy. Some question whether it has been overused, and whether the benefits to shrink patients’ tumors outweigh the painful side effects.

Prostate Cancer: Prevent It

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

One in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Changes in diet could cut their risk of getting the disease altogether.

Cancer Vaccine: Old Dog, New Tricks

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Harley is a lovable Golden Retriever with osteosarcoma, a painful, cancerous tumor that grows in the bones. An experimental drug is helping him live longer, which may be good news for children with the same cancer.

Men and Yoga Tackle Prostate Cancer

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

More than 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the U.S. During their treatment, these men often suffer from fatigue, bladder problems, and sexual dysfunction. A new study says yoga may be the key to feeling better.

How to Avoid Skin Cancer

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

In 2013, there were more than one million people living with melanoma in the United States. The diagnosis drastically changed one woman’s life. Find out what she says caused her cancer.

Best Hospitals to Save Your Life

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

In 2016, you’d think that where you get treated for cancer would not be as important as how you get treated. A new study suggests that it is.

Mammograms or Not?

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Should all mammograms be in 3D? If so, why isn’t every woman getting this cancer detection screening?

Treatment for Two: Breast Cancer during Pregnancy

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

More women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age and sometimes it coincides with pregnancy, but there are treatment options to keep both mom and baby healthy through pregnancy and after delivery

Lung Cancer Vaccine from Cuba

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Lung cancer accounts for one in four cancer deaths in the country. Now, a new, inexpensive treatment developed in Cuba could soon be on its way to the U.S.

Stem Cells Replace Bone Marrow Transplants

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Chemo for blood cancers can kill healthy cells. Now, there’s an easier way to replenish them and increase survival.

MRI-Guided Radiation More Precise

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Doctors say there’s a new, more precise way to deliver radiation to tumors while avoiding damage to healthy tissue.

PHP Attacks Ocular Melanoma

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Ocular melanoma strikes 2,000 Americans each year. Now, a medical breakthrough could be on the way for this rare cancer with no effective treatment.

Spices Fight Cancer?

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Do you like Indian food? Scientific research shows that the spice that makes it yellow contains a powerful medicine that may prevent diseases, including cancer.

Stopping the Spread of Cancer

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

In 2016, there will be more than 1.6 million new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States, and nearly 600,000 cancer deaths. A new discovery has been made that could stop the spread of cancer in its tracks someday.

Brain Cancer Vaccine: Glioblastoma Breakthrough

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

It’s the most deadly form of brain cancer, but now a vaccine may make a huge difference for patients fighting glioblastoma.

Young Women and Breast Cancer

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

The diagnosis of breast cancer can be shocking for anyone, but for younger women facing this battle it brings up many questions and concerns that affect the entire family.

Breast Cancer Vaccine Personalized

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Researchers are testing a therapy that could wipe out a deadly cancer in women some day.

Using Math to Fight Brain Cancer: Medicine’s Next Big Thing?

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Cancer-fighting teams may soon include a mathematician. Tumor growth isn’t as random as once thought. Researchers are aiming to use math to find the best treatment for brain cancer tumors.

Spaceoar Protects the Prostate

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

For men facing prostate cancer, radiation treatment can cause unpleasant side effects. A quick new procedure is changing that.

Robotic Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Traditional surgery for pancreatic cancer requires a lengthy, open procedure and lots of recovery time. Now, advancements in robotics are making it possible for doctors to operate in this delicate area in a minimally-invasive way.

Vaccine for Sarcoma Reprograms Immune System

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Synovial sarcoma is a rare, aggressive cancer of the soft tissue that can be quite resistant to treatment. Doctors have created a vaccine that’s shown some impressive results with few minor side effects in a phase one trial.

Kennedie and Zebrafish Fight Cancer Together

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

This invaluable research on zebrafish is helping doctors determine why cancer recurs, and how to treat it better.

Jellyfish Help Screen for Cancer: Medicine’s Next Big Thing?

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Invisible molecules using light borrowed from jellyfish are helping researchers identify the enzyme that causes normal cells to turn cancerous, and allowing them to target it for treatment.

Thyroid Cancer: Is your House Killing You?

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There has been a major spike in the number of cases of thyroid cancer within the past few decades. Researchers are now studying one possible cause for this, and unfortunately it lurks where you probably feel the safest!

WISP Trial for Ovarian Cancer

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Ovarian cancer is difficult to treat in its later stages, and hard to catch early on. Researchers are enrolling women who are at a high risk of developing ovarian cancer in a new trial focused on preventing the disease, and some of its potential side effects.

A Chemo Shot to the Brain!

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Brain tumor treatment involves high doses of radiation and chemotherapy, which can cause debilitating side effects, especially for younger patients. Now, a new treatment option targets the tumor directly, and leaves some of the toxic side effects behind.

Male or Female: Cancer Genes Can’t Tell

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Genetic testing is revealing critical information about prostate cancer. There are some surprising risk factors that those with a family history of cancer will need to know, no matter their gender.

Personalized Melanoma Vaccine

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Doctors are working on a personalized vaccine to help the immune system identify cancerous cells and destroy them in the largest organ of the body: the skin.

Novocure Brain Treatment for Glioblastoma

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One of the most common and aggressive brain cancers, glioblastoma is hard to treat. Now, doctors are using a new device to give patients more time to fight it.

New Drug Stops Pediatric Cancer

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See how one little girl is still helping to fight a deadly brain cancer in kids even after she lost her battle with the disease.

Lynparza for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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This year alone, 21,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and 14,000 of them will die. Now, a new treatment is bringing hope to patients who have exhausted all other options.

Personalized Cancer Treatment: It’s in your DNA

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Patients who once faced a death sentence because of a rare cancer are now getting a second chance thanks to a new personalized cancer treatment.

Visualase for Brain Tumors

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A new FDA-approved device is helping patients with recurrent brain tumors.

Eye Cancer: Micro-Surgery

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Cutting-edge instruments are making a difference in diagnosing and treating a rare cancer in the eye.

SBRT for Liver Tumors

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Treatment options for inoperable tumors can be very limited, but a new therapy is giving cancer patients hope.

Herpes Virus Fights Cancer

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The American Cancer Society predicts that more than 74,000 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma in 2016, and 10,000 of them will die from it. Can a herpes virus be the new tool to help fight this deadly disease?

HIFU for Prostate Cancer

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Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death for men. Now, a new treatment is removing the cancer while still preserving a man’s quality of life.

New Test for Brain Tumors

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Glioblastoma is one of the most common and aggressive brain cancers, and it is hard to treat. Now, doctors are using a new test to give patients more time to fight it.

ABUS: Cancer Screening for Dense Breasts

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About 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Now, doctors are using a Xerox-like machine to find the cancers a mammogram may miss.

Colon Cancer: Is it in your Genes?

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A drop of blood from your finger could be all you need to determine your risk for most cancers.

Lumi Beads Blast Tumors

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A new type of therapy is targeting some liver tumors more precisely than ever before.