Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The

Synopsis

Lin Xian in north-central China is a 20 mile square area in which one out of four people die of cancer of the oesophagus - more than 100 times the normal rate. Shows how a team of scientists try to find the causes of the disease and the preventative health care campaign that develops from the research. The central argument is that the Chinese approach is a particular one. The health campaign draws on traditional Chinese medicine and seeks, though mass mobilisation, to transform the peasant’s way of life. The contrast is made with Western approaches to cancer research with its emphasis on high technology - the argument is that the two approaches are complementary.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1980

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Uses

Courses on medical geography or the Chinese medical care system.*

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

cancer; China; oesophagus; traditional medicine

Credits

Producer

Edward Goldwyn

Writer

Edward Goldwyn

Cast

Paul Vaughan

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’