Illustrates the story of the American Cancer Society’s basic research in cancer. This seeks to discover the causes, cures and controls of the disease. The narration is by the former Medical and Scientific Director of the Society, Dr Charles S. Cameron.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001684
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → American Cancer Society
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Causes and theories of causation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical genetics
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)