American Experience: The Cancer Detectives
DVD |
Widescreen ed. |
Pbs,
[United States] :
2024.
- 0 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Main | ON ORDER | On Order | Copy hold / Volume hold | On order |
About
How one of the most impactful, lifesaving tests for women was created and popularized by a Greek immigrant and his wife, a famous Japanese-American illustrator who was detained in a WW2 internment camp, and a groundbreaking Black female surgeon. In the 1950's, survival rates from cancer of any kind were low. Damaging surgery and unsophisticated radiotherapy were the main treatments, assuming the disease was detected in time for anything to be done. Cervical cancer was often asymptomatic until it was well advanced, and by that time, it was often a death sentence.
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Details
- ISBN: 9781531716882 :
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen ed.
- Publisher: [United States] : Pbs, 2024.
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General Note:
05/14/2024
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Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Amanda Pollak, Gene Tempest.