cure for cancer theme

A scientifically derived cure for cancer is featured.

Examples

Dr. Bradshaw sought an electricity-based cure for cancer in the film Indestructible Man (1956).

7 total · 2 major · 5 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Dark Victory (1939) major Dr. Steele was conducting ground breaking medical research out of a shed in Vermont that held the long-term prospect of a cure for glioma brain tumors.
movie: Island of Terror (1966) major Dr. Lawrence Phillips was seeking a cure for cancer in a castle laboratory on a secluded island off the coast of Ireland.
movie: Death Watch (1980) minor Kathryn's doctor mentioned in passing how people no longer died from cancer.
movie: Indestructible Man (1956) minor Dr. Bradshaw was seeking a cure for cancer based on electricity.
movie: The Lathe of Heaven (1980) minor Haber had George dream up an end to cancer.
nightgallery1x02b minor William Fall used a special scalpel from his the medical bag to cure Charlie Peterson of cancer.
tz1959e3x32 minor An alien came to Earth bearing the chemical formula for a cancer vaccine as a gesture of goodwill on behalf of his people.