Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cancer Wars


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Star  Mississippi  14:00, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Cancer Wars

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Cant find any information on this but likely due to its age and that its mostly missing Questions? four OLIfanofmrtennant (she/her) 15:35, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television and United Kingdom. Questions? four OLIfanofmrtennant (she/her) 15:35, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Health and fitness, Science,  and Medicine.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  19:13, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * A full review in the BMJ (external links), so weak keep but at the very least redirect either to the page about the author of the book or to the list of C4 programmes (where it is not mentioned yet).- My, oh my! (Mushy Yank)  07:48, 31 October 2023 (UTC) (edited:
 * >changed to Keep, in the light of sources presented by Cunard below (thanks!).- My, oh my! (Mushy Yank)  11:08, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The review notes: "Cancer Wars begins with the little-publicized news that Nazi Germany's scientists were pioneers in research that linked cancer to smoking and diet. ... Tonight's first hour of a four-hour PBS chronicle concentrates on more familiar matters. ... Except for that opening passage about Nazi research, there are no revelations here, but key events in a many-sided and continuing story are well reported. The sometimes malignant connection between health, politics and big money is noted."  The review notes: "And airing tonight is the first episode of “Cancer Wars,” a four-part PBS historical review of how considerations of money and politics have shaped cancer research and prevention since World War II. It emphasizes tobacco’s prime role in the world’s cancer burden, thus serving as a sort of stately intellectual companion to the afternoon’s revved-up offering for teens and their families. ... Although “Cancer Wars” casts a wide net, covering everything from cancer quackery to recent discoveries in genetics, the main thread concerns the tobacco industry, purveyor of the leading cause of preventable death in the developed world."  The review notes: "With impeccable timing, the PBS documentary "Cancer Wars" arrives on the heels of the latest scientific discovery raising hopes that the disease might be vanquished."Cancer Wars" traces the political, social and medical response to the illness over five decades. It offers perspective and a reminder that caution should temper both optimism and fear. ... "Cancer Wars" approaches its subject efficiently but not coldly. The documentary doesn't ignore the soldiers or the generals, as we hear from researchers, activists, politicians and patients.One heartbreaking shot: A tiny boy, decked out in cowboy outfit and boots, walks down a hospital hall tethered to an IV unit."  The review notes: "If politicians and their own leaked internal documents haven't made the tobacco companies pariahs, the first 10 minutes or so of the PBS documentary "Cancer Wars" should help drive the final nails in the coffin. ... While "Cancer Wars" focuses on cancer generally, the most sensational material clearly has to do with lung cancer. The premiere hour, "Blind to Danger," which airs at 10 p.m. Monday on Channel 17, focuses extensively on lung cancer and the efforts made to increase the public's awareness of its dangers and causes."  The review notes: "The Cancer Wars, produced by WETA, a public station in Washington, D.C., will run on four consecutive Sundays beginning tonight at 6 p.m. on WPBT-Ch. 2, and on Mondays on WXEL-Ch. 42 beginning Monday at 10 p.m. ... Others profiled in the series include former Secretary of the Interior Stuart Udall, who came to the aid of Native Americans who were being poisoned by radiation in uranium mines; of Betty Ford and Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf, whose personal battles with cancer raised awareness of the need for early detection, and of Dr. Emil Friereich, who helped find a cure for childhood leukemia." </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Cancer Wars to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 09:48, 31 October 2023 (UTC) </li></ul>


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