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2 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
The first of 2 programs on the latest cancer treatments looks at fluorescence imaging, which causes cancer cells to light up. It's now widely used in Japan for liver cancer surgery. Cancer cells glow, showing the size and location of tumors and making precise surgery possible. Technology is being developed for its use on other cancers such as breast cancer. It will enable surgeons to tell simply by looking at an incision made during an operation if any cancer cells remain in the body.
Episode 10
The body's immune system defends against infection, but many people are unaware of how it functions. All its cells are white blood cells, and their tasks include attacking pathogens, activating other immune cells or sending them information about the enemy and building weapons against infection. They all work together to protect the body. But when the immune system is overactivated, a cytokine storm occurs, triggering a more severe form of COVID-19. We look at the mysterious world of immunity.