Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies S01E01 - Magic Bullets

Episode Overview

The quest to cure cancer stands as science’s most monumental saga, stretching across centuries and continents, filled with heroes, villains, and dizzying reversals. In the late 1940s, Sidney Farber challenged accepted thinking, launching chemotherapy into the modern age and sparking a national “war on cancer.” Meanwhile, 14-month-old Olivia Blair faced T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which had already invaded her brain and spinal cord.