The Cancer Detectives
The Trailblazers Who Landed the First Blow Against Cancer
The story of how the life-saving cervical cancer test became an ordinary part of women’s lives is as unusual and remarkable as the coalition of people who ultimately made it possible: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolau; 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 known as cyto-screeners. But the test was just the beginning. Once the test proved effective, the campaign to make pap smears available to millions of women required nothing short of a total national mobilization. The Cancer Detectives tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the people who fought tirelessly to save women from what was once the number one cancer killer of women.
- Year: 2024
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: PBS, GBH, American Experience Films
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- Director: Amanda Pollak, Gene Tempest
- Cast: Andia Winslow