For decades, the medical establishment has focused on producing pharmaceutical weapons to fight cancer—but some scientists are disillusioned with that approach. This program looks at developments in late-20th-century cancer research, showing how environmental and dietary studies have become marginalized. Biostatistician John Bailar laments conventional wisdom, calling for more preventive emphasis, while Andrew Von Eschenbach, former National Cancer Institute director, ignores Nixon’s 1971 declaration and blithely predicts a cure by 2015. The challenges involved in banning asbestos, expanding breast cancer awareness, and other concerns are also explored. Not available in French-speaking Canada. (53 minutes)