A documentary that examines the hypothesis that the human mind can influence the body’s defences. Experts are now testing to see if there is a link between certain personalities and the susceptibility to cancer. Researchers, in this field, discuss their experiments, and whether there is such a thing as a “cancer personality”.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016746
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)