Cracking Cancer
1 HR DOCUMENTARY
Why are doctors in Vancouver using diabetes and blood pressure drugs to treat cancer patients? Because of a world-leading program that exists only in British Columbia. Doctors are mapping the entire genome of patients with advanced cancer, pinpointing the specific mutation that has led to the growth of their cancer tumour, and then researching exactly what drug could stop it. What they’re finding is challenging what we thought we knew about cancer, and leading to some spectacular, life-saving results.
Awards
Canadian Screen Award Nomination – Best Direction in a Documentary
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards – Finalist Award Winner – Health/Medical Information
Responses to CRACKING CANCER
“…an accessible, detailed and balanced look at the work of the POG team.” “…valuable public engagement work at the cutting edge of cancer research.”
– Catherine Lucas, The Lancet Oncology
Marco Marra
Responses to CRACKING CANCER
“I very much enjoyed working with Judith on Cracking Cancer. It was a completely new experience for me, and I was both impressed by, and grateful for, the patience and professionalism by Judith and her team.”
– Marco Marra, UBC Canada Research Chair in Genome Science, Distinguished Scientist of Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Professor of the Department of Medical Genetics in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.
Jeffrey S. Hoch, Ph.D. Professor and Chief
Responses to CRACKING CANCER
“Cracking Cancer” is an important, high quality film with hope and full of potential educational value to help health care leaders, students and patients understand the critical issues accentuated in this age of personalized medicine: Patient hope vs. Population health; cancer treatment vs. disease prevention; investment in basic science vs. public health. This film shows real life scenarios and we root for the patients and the research….”
– Jeffrey S. Hoch, Ph.D. Professor and Chief, Division of Health Policy and Management, Department of Public Health Sciences, Associate Director, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis
Dr. Adrian Lee, Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Responses to CRACKING CANCER
“David Suzuki takes the audience through a journey on the future of personalized genomic medicine. The documentary provides a well-balanced view of the challenges and opportunities of genomic medicine, as shown by the lives of patients enrolled in a pioneering clinical trial. The intersect of computing and the biology of cancer is sure to fundamentally alter the approach to cancer therapy, and CRACKING CANCER captures the excitement of this future..”
– Dr. Adrian Lee, Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Director, Women’s Cancer Research Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
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