Dora Arias
Dora was diagnosed with cancer and realized how hard the system would be for people who did not speak English as well as she did.
Ken Jeong
Film and television actor Ken Jeong found out that his wife had breast cancer when he started shooting The Hangover.
Terrence Howard
Academy Award-nominated actor Terrence Howard talks about his emotions around his mother’s death and vows to destroy cancer in her honor.
Cindy Campbell
Cindy transforms her grief over the loss of her young son to spread a positive message through The Muddy Puddles Project.
Lew Klein
Lew Klein finds the humor in everything, even a cancer diagnosis. He talks about coming out to his friends with cancer and how his favorite responses are not what we would expect.
Jerri Little
Gospel singer and mother of 4, Jerri Little uses her music to help herself and others in the struggle with cancer.
Jeff Castelaz
Jeff lost his son Pablo when he was 6 years old. He and his wife created The Pablove foundation in his son’s honor.
Angelo Merendino
Angelo Merendino took a series of poignant photographs over the final weeks of his wife’s life.
Maura Tierney
Actress, Survivor, Television actress Maura Tierney talks candidly about her breast cancer diagnosis and her fears about chemotherapy.
Dr. Jose Baselga
Dr. Baselga brings his years of experience and success into the conversation on where we are in the hunt for a cure.
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THE STORY OF CANCER: The Emperor of All Maladies examines cancer with a cellular biologist’s precision, a historian’s perspective and a biographer’s passion. The series artfully weaves three different films in one: a riveting historical documentary; an engrossing and intimate vérité film; and a scientific and investigative report.
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