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Robert Sandler is a professor and director of the Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease at UNC. He conducts research on colorectal cancer, diverticulosis, IBD and other digestive diseases.
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- From Book to Film: The Creative Process
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Nearly five years after the book was published, a six-hour documentary based on it will air on television stations in the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) network in spring 2015. Titled Ken Burns Presents “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies” A Film by Barak Goodman,the documentary will run in two-hour segments from March 30 to April 1. Filmmaker ...
The team decided to use the same structure for the documentary as Mukherjee had used for the book. The “past” segment would focus on cancer’s history, with spotlights placed on pioneering oncologist and cancer researcher Sidney Farber of Children’s Hospital in Boston and philanthropist and cancer research activist Mary Lasker, who played an importa...
“When you talk to people in the field,” says Chris Durrance, the producer of the film’s third segment on current research and the prospect for cures, “it seems that we are just at the dawn of an immensely exciting era for cancer.” One of the most promising recent developments is the field of immunotherapy, in which treatments use the body’s own imm...
The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. It explores the origins, evolution, and challenges of cancer research and treatment through stories of pioneers, patients, and activists.
Find standards-aligned teaching resources for Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies . Explore Free Resources. In 1947 Robert Sandler received his first injection of controversial amniopterin.
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About. I see clinic patients in the UNC High-Risk Gastrointestinal Cancer Clinic where we provide risk assessment, genetic counseling services, genetic testing, individualized screening and treatment protocols incorporating the latest evidence-based practices.
In 1947 Robert Sandler received his first injection of controversial amniopterin.
Find standards-aligned teaching resources for Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies . Explore Free Resources. In 1947 Robert Sandler received his first injection of controversial amniopterin.
May 18, 2015 · Robert Sandler, MD, MPH, the Nina and John Sessions Distinguished Professor of Medicine and chief emeritus of the GI division at UNC Hospitals, recently received the Julius Friedenwald Medal from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). The AGA’s announcement is below:
