Synopsis
In an award-winning documentary, Hannah Fry takes a personal look at the issues surrounding how we screen for and treat cancer, asking if we could be overmedicalising it.
- Programme: Making Sense of Cancer with Hannah Fry
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2022
Licence: ERA Licence required
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