NOVA · SEASON 47
Cuba's Cancer Hope
Episode 5 · 2020-04-01
- Documentary
Episode overview
When the U.S. trade embargo left Cuba isolated from medical resources, Cuban scientists were forced to get creative. Now they’ve developed lung cancer vaccines that show so much promise, some Americans are defying the embargo and traveling to Cuba for treatment. In an unprecedented move, Cuban researchers are working with U.S. partners to make the medicines more widely available.
55 minutes
Season 47 episodes
1. Polar Extremes2020-02-05
2. Dog Tales2020-02-12
3. Cat Tales2020-02-19
4. Mysteries of Sleep2020-02-26
5. Cuba's Cancer Hope2020-04-01
6. The Truth About Fat2020-04-08
7. Decoding COVID-192020-05-13
8. Eagle Power2020-05-20
9. Human Nature / Gene-Editing Reality Check2020-09-09
10. Secret Mind of Slime2020-09-16
11. A to Z: The First Alphabet2020-09-23
12. A to Z: How Writing Changed the World2020-09-30
13. Nature's Fear Factor2020-10-14
14. Touching the Asteroid2020-10-21
15. Can We Cool the Planet?2020-10-28
16. Saving Notre Dame2020-11-25
