American Experience - Season 36 - Eps 3: The Cancer Detectives
The untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolaou; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists.
About American Experience
Title: American Experience
First Air Date: 1988-10-04
Last Air Date: 2026-01-06
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 43 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 39
Total Episodes: 400
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: GBH
Synopsis
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.