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American experience. The cancer detectives / directed by Amanda Pollak, Gene Tempest ; produced by Amanda Pollak ; written by Gene Tempest ; an Insignia Films production for American Experience.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dickens, Helen Octavia.
- Papanicolaou, George N., 1883-1962.
- Papanicolaou, George N.
- Cervix uteri--Cancer--Research--United States--Case studies.
- Cervix uteri.
- Cervix uteri--Cancer--Research--History--20th century.
- Cervix uteri--Cancer--Prevention--History--20th century.
- Pap test--History.
- Pap test.
- Gynecology--United States--History--20th century.
- Gynecology.
- Cancer--United States--Prevention--Case studies.
- Cancer.
- Women's health services--United States--History--20th century.
- Women's health services.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Science television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Cancer detectives
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2024.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The Cancer Detectives tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolau; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist, Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia and an entirely new class of female scientists.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Andia Winslow.
- Notes:
- Originally broadcast on March 26, 2024, on PBS as an episode of American Experience.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 10, 2024).
- OCLC:
- 1439295579
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