Launch of Cancer is... TV documentary series
This past 2nd and 9th December 2008, the first episode of the television series Cancer is... was launched in Geneva, Switzerland and Atlanta, USA. The series reveals the 'world of cancer' detailing what is going on behind the scenes in research laboratories, hospitals, UN organizations and civil society. Links to the first episode are currently online at cancerfilm.tv, the film's website.
The series looks at breakthroughs: are there any? Are tobacco laws making a difference? Is the media covering cancer sufficiently? Do people understand the importance of prevention? Are vaccines really here? For all cancers or just some? Are developing nations now concerned by cancer or is it still a developed nation disease?
The answers are to be found in the four episodes of the Cancer is... series which is the result of 52 interviews on six continents; these are the people on the front lines of the cancer fight.
Cancer is... was coproduced with five major players including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), the American Cancer Society, the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT/IAEA), the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and Sanofi-Pasteur MSD.
The next step after these premieres is to distribute the films to television stations worldwide. These films are being distributed free of charge courtesy of mondofragilis network and the partners. This is a labour of love intended to help people to better understand the realities of this killer disease.
For more information, visit the film's website at www.cancerfilm.tv
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