https://stream.housatonic.live/videos/watch/38a2e1ce-d9a1-4e3f-957c-e841f9f92799 Source - 3-disc set purchased off of Ebay, September 2026 [2015] Cancer: Emperor of all maladies (PBS documentary) Disc 1 (Ken Burns) ASSET ID HM00KOCancer: The Emperor of All Maladies is a 2015 American documentary film produced and directed by Barak Goodman and executive produced by Ken Burns.[1][2][3][4] The film, in three episodes of two hours each, is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 2010 book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee,[1] and describes the history of cancer and cancer treatments, particularly in the United States. Based on The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee Written by David Blistein / Ken Burns / Barak Goodman / Geoffrey Ward Directed by Barak Goodman Overview The film is narrated by Edward Herrmann, who was himself suffering from terminal brain cancer at the time of its production. He died on December 31, 2014, three months before the film's release, making the series his final performance.[5] Episode 1 - "Magic Bullets" (to 1970) March 30, 2015[7] A summary of the history of cancer is presented. Dr. Sidney Farber pioneers chemotherapy while William Halsted pioneers surgical oncology. Emil Grubbe comes up with radiation treatment. Louis Goodman and Alfred Gilman begin targeting cancer cells with nitrogen mustard. The beginning of the "war on cancer" in the United States is presented. VAMP is discussed. The documentary film is narrated by Edward Herrmann, and includes the following participants: Dr. Arnold Levine Sherwin Nuland (father of Victoria Nuland) James P. Allison, episode 3 Dr. Bernard Fisher Emil J. Freireich Carl June Howard Markel Dr. Donald Pinkel Dr. Eric Lander Dr. James Holland Dr. Jimmie Holland Dr. Jose Baselga Charles Sawyers Dr. Lori Wilson Dr. Robert Weinberg John Bailar Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee Dr. Sidney Farber Dr. Susan Love Dr. Suzanne Cole Dr. Todd Golub Dr. Vincent DeVita Edward R. Murrow Jerome Groopman Mary Lasker Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:03:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.housatonic.live https://stream.housatonic.live/lazy-static/avatars/71ac699f-493d-4536-8d9f-ca460cbd187a.jpg https://stream.housatonic.live/videos/watch/38a2e1ce-d9a1-4e3f-957c-e841f9f92799 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.housatonic.live/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.