American Experience · SEASON 36

The Cancer Detectives

Episode 3 · 2024-03-26

★ 2.0
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Season 36Episode 3★ 2.0/10
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Episode overview

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 Papanicolaou; 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.

53 minutes

Season 36 episodes

1. Nazi Town, USA2024-01-23 2. Fly With Me2024-02-20 3. The Cancer Detectives2024-03-26 4. Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal2024-04-22 5. The Riot Report2024-05-21 6. The American Vice President2024-10-01 7. American Coup: Wilmington 18982024-11-12