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Friday, March 27 2015

  • The Cancer Show: Part I March 27, 2015

    A deep dive into cancer: in the media, in language, and in our mind's eye.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • A Brief Biography of Cancer March 27, 2015

      Siddhartha Mukherjee,&nbsp;author of&nbsp;The Emperor of All Maladies, charts cancer&rsquo;s 2,500 year history.

    • Perception vs. Reality March 27, 2015

      The latest cancer cures, fundraising campaigns, and miraculous survival stories are ubiquitous in the news&mdash; but cancer coverage rarely reflects real-world cancer incidence rates.&nbsp;

    • What Makes a Great Disease Story? March 27, 2015

      A rare muscle cancer made David Grover sick&mdash;and famous&mdash;when he was just a kid. But then the media moved on.&nbsp;

    • The War on Prevention March 27, 2015

      We tend to describe cancer with war metaphors: &ldquo;battling&rdquo; the disease, winning the &ldquo;fight.&rdquo; But this war language might actually be distorting how we think about cancer prevention.

    • Speaking in Tongues March 27, 2015

      Receiving a cancer diagnosis&nbsp;can be like entering a foreign&nbsp;land where you don't speak the language.&nbsp;