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Cancer: The Emperor Of All Maladies

Venue: Tampa Theatre
Event Phone: (813) 274-8286
Admission Price: free
Purchase Tickets: http://www.wedu.org/cancer/
Join WEDU-PBS for a free preview screening of the new Ken Burns documentary CANCER: THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, followed by a panel discussion on Tampa Theatre’s historic stage.When the full documentary airs on WEDU PBS in late March, the six-hour film will tell the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll, through the epic battles in the 20th century to conquer it, to a radical new understanding of its essence in the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. The narrative interweaves a sweeping historical narrative with intimate stories about contemporary patients and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have brought us, at long last, to the brink of lasting cures. Burns and Mukherjee are collaborating with Stand Up to Cancer, an advocacy group co-founded by Katie Couric. Burns' mother, Lyla, died of cancer when he was 11, and he said that experience has guided his life's work. "I watched her suffer and struggle with this awful disease, forever creating for me a desire to explore the past and to listen deeply to the stories that we all have to tell,” Burns says. “I was frightened and exhilarated by Sid’s book and thrilled [to] collaborate to turn this remarkable accomplishment into a film.”
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Tampa Theatre

711 N Franklin St
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 274-8286
http://tampatheatre.org/
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