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February 23, 1988

S15 · E05 of 22 episodes

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Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial #S15E05

55 min 1974 5 months ago

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55m 1988 35

NOVA S15 E05 1974

Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial

NOVA · Season 15, Episode 5

In part one of a two-part special presentation, NOVA reports on the trials to determine whether the new drug Interleukin-2—the first to make use of the body's own disease-fighting strategy—will live up to its promise as a pivotal cancer breakthrough. Jane Pauley of NBC News hosts and narrates.

Episode 5 of Season 15 from NOVA — available to stream in HD on any device.

Country United States

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Documentary

Released

03 Mar, 1974

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1 Top Gun and Beyond 2 How to Create a Junk Food 3 Buried in Ice 4 Why Planes Burn 5 Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial 6 Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the Tide 7 The Mystery of the Master Builders 8 Whale Rescue 9 The Man Who Loved Numbers 10 Race for the Superconductor 11 Can You Still Get Polio? 12 Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft 13 Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart 14 Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old 15 Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife 16 Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel? 17 Can the Next President Win the Space Race? 18 Do Scientists Cheat? 19 Who Shot President Kennedy? 20 The Light Stuff 21 The All-American Bear 22 Can We Make a Better Doctor?

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