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American Experience

The Cancer Detectives

Season 36 Episode 3 | 52m 54s

The Cancer Detectives tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolaou; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists.

Aired: 03/25/24 | Expires: 03/26/27
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Trailer | American Coup: Wilmington 1898
The little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’etat in Wilmington, NC.
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Extraordinary Find: 1655 Shakespeare "King Lear" 3rd Quarto Edition
Extraordinary Find: 1655 Shakespeare "King Lear" 3rd Quarto Edition
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Extraordinary Find: 1917 Boston Red Sox Baseball Calendar
Simeon Lipman: 1917 Boston Red Sox Baseball Calendar
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Antiques Roadshow
Extraordinary Find: Pete Seeger-autographed Sign
Extraordinary Find: Pete Seeger-autographed Sign
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Antiques Roadshow
Extraordinary Find: Jane Peterson "The Answer" Oil Painting
Extraordinary Find: Jane Peterson "The Answer" Oil Painting
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Antiques Roadshow
Extraordinary Find: 1876 John Alexander Stoneware Cooler
Allan Katz: 1876 John Alexander Stoneware Cooler
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Antiques Roadshow
Extraordinary Find: 1892 H.F. Farny Watercolor & Gouache Painting
Extraordinary Find: 1892 H.F. Farny Watercolor & Gouache Painting
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Antiques Roadshow
Extraordinary Find: Evelyn Rumsey Cary "Woman Suffrage" Poster
Extraordinary Find: Evelyn Rumsey Cary "Woman Suffrage" Poster
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Antiques Roadshow
Extraordinary Find: 1941 Willie Sutton Prison Escape Head & Hand
James Supp: 1941 Willie Sutton Prison-escape Head & Hand
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Extraordinary Find: Red Diamond Ring
Kevin Zavian: Red Diamond Ring
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