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Hunt for a cancer killer

United States, 1958
film

A graphic account of science’s determined search for a chemical cure for cancer, outlining the promising work being done in the field of antibiotics. In..

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Canada, 1959
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Cancer: a research story

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The Battle against cancer

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Medical Breakthroughs and Prevention

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Science international. No. 2. The last scourge

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A Handful of soil

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Panorama: cancer

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