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Sep 27, 2019 · Jim Allison: Breakthrough: Directed by Bill Haney. With Jim Allison, Sharon Belvin, Eric Benson, Woody Harrelson. Renegade Texan scientist Jim Allison devotes his life work to find a cure for cancer after the disease takes the life of his mother.
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- Documentary
- Bill Haney
- 2019-09-27
Jim Allison: Breakthrough. Premiered April 27, 2020. Directed by. Bill Haney. Nobel Prize-winning immunologist Jim Allison went from small-town Texas to taking on the medical establishment....
In 2018, Jim Allison won the Nobel Prize for discovering the immune system’s role in defeating cancer, but his lengthy journey to get there was filled with barriers and criticism. Premiering ...
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- PBS
Apr 1, 2019 · Spurred on to by his lifelong quest to find a cure for the cancer that killed his mother, renegade, harmonica-playing scientist Jim Allison uses an open hear...
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- DocLands
Jim Allison: Breakthrough is the astounding, true story of one warmhearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
Apr 27, 2020 · Premiering Monday April 27, 2020. Check out all our films: https://www.pbs.org/show/independent-lens/Official Website: pbs.org/jimallison | #JimAllisonPBSThe...
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- Independent Lens