Can cancer be cured?

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Cancer has become one of the main causes of death in the World today. What is cancer? Can it be cured? How? These are the 3 key questions that this film answers by investigating the latest research carried out by leading cancer specialists and research teams. What progress has been made on the medical front, in the early diagnosis and treatment of the disease? What are the latest technical breakthroughs - in surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy? Is treatment always necessary at all costs? The film takes us on a journey to the heart of modern cancer research and reveals the latest techniques of fighting this disease. The film also looks at which areas scientists of today are working on to create more specific and effective treatments in the next years and decades. With contributions from researchers at INSERM and CNRS, professors and doctors of the CIRC, the Leon Berard Cancer Center and the Universities of the Lyon and Grenoble Hospitals.