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Cancer Warrior
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Watch the Program
Watch an archived version of the program it in its
entirety on the NOVA Web site.
(Requires RealPlayer or QuickTime plug-in.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Dr. Folkman Speaks
Read about or watch interview clips of Judah Folkman
talking about the ground-breaking discoveries that he
and his team have made over the years and his hopes and
fears for the new therapy. (Requires RealPlayer or QuickTime plug-in.) (Grades 9-12)
Cancer Caught on Video
Follow a series of 10 video clips chronicling cancer
growth and angiogenesis (birth of new blood vessels)
in these through-a-microscope videos shot by Dr. Ann
Chambers and her colleagues at the University of
Western Ontario. (Requires RealPlayer or QuickTime plug-in.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Designing Clinical Trials
In this excerpt from Dr. Folkman's War: Angiogenesis
and the Defeat of Cancer (Random House, 2001),
veteran science writer Robert Cooke summarizes the
clinical trials of angiogenesis inhibitors that
began in late 1999. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
How Cancer Grows (Hot Science)
This interactive simulation lets you follow the
progression of a malignant tumor as it advances
from a single cell to a grape-sized growth that
spreads to distant locations within the body.
Includes information about some current—and
potential—therapies. (Flash plug-in required.)
(Grades 9-12)
Accidental Discoveries
From the chance discovery of quinine as a malaria
treatment in the 17th century to Alexander Fleming's
accidental encounter with penicillium mold in 1928,
some of medicine's most important advances have
occurred through serendipity. Read about seven of
them here. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Plus:
Resources
Program Transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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