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Stories of cancer: as told by Hollywood, Washington, and you and me. (episode)
Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies, discusses the convergence of cancer, media, and celebrity.
Brooke explores Hollywood depictions of cancer and examines how film reflects as well as distorts our perceptions of the disease.
In 2014, a family launched a media campaign to pressure a drug company to provide a life-saving medicine for their son. We hear how they eventually got the drug.
In the 1990s, Julia Sweeney was a comedian known for her SNL character, Pat. Then her brother got cancer. She discusses performing cancer, and why cancer is inherently hilarious.