Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies English Subtitles

The book "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies" was of great importance in educating the public on the advances that have been made in the understanding and treatment of cancers. Yet, one valid criticism was that it was very focused on the research being performed in the US, and did not fully represent the advances being made world-wide. This documentary series could have redressed this imbalance, but failed to do so. In fact, it only added to it. One very obvious example - the amount of time spent discussing the HPV vaccine (marketed as Gardasil, and developed by the group led by Prof. Ian Frazer, an Australian academic). This has to be one of the most profound advances in cancer therapy, with the vaccine giving 100% protection against the HPV types 16 and 18 (which cause the vast majority of cervical cancers). My guess would be that less than one minute was spent on this topic, and Prof. Frazer's name was not mentioned even once. Almost immediately afterward, a three-four minute vignette was presented on Katie Couric's efforts to encourage people to have a colonoscopy. This parochialism benefits no-one, especially the audience.