- Cancer Wars
Cancer Wars was a six part documentary that aired on PBS in 1997. The first episode discussed the history of
cancer research such as contributions ofepidemiologist s at theUniversity of Jena which were the first to document the link betweencancer and smoking. The documentary discusses how US government tobacco interests prevented this evidence from coming to surface since tobacco was such an important US export. Cancer Wars delved into the pioneering work of Dr.Rachel Carson, whose book Silent Spring radically changed the world's thinking about chemicals and their effects on human health and the environment.Other episodes in this series discussed various topics ranging from the history of the advances in cancer therapy to the influence ofMargaret Thatcher 's neoliberal policies which cut funding to Anti-smoking campaigns in Britain because of interests in protecting British tobacco companies.The documentary is based on Robert Proctor's 1995 book, "Cancer Wars: How Politics Shapes What we Know and Don't Know About Cancer".
External References
* [http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/316/7127/318 BMJ]
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