Ken Burns presents a film by Barak Goodman -- an intimate look at the disease and those who have spent their lives fighting it.
The new three-part series produced by Ken Burns and directed by filmmaker Barak Goodman is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.
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WKAR presents the new film series from Ken Burns along with story sharing, mid-Michigan resource information, a preview screening with community conversation, and more.
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WKAR Community Partners
American Cancer Society/Lakeshore Division
Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing
MSU Breslin Cancer Center
MSU College of Nursing
Sparrow Cancer Center
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