8.1

NOVA•Season 47•Episode 5

Cuba's Cancer Hope

8.1/10 · 55 votesApr 1, 202055 min

Ranked #3 of 16 in Season 47•+0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

When the U.S. trade embargo left Cuba isolated from medical resources, Cuban scientists were forced to get creative. Now they’ve developed lung cancer vaccines that show so much promise, some Americans are defying the embargo and traveling to Cuba for treatment. In an unprecedented move,

Previous episodeE4 · Mysteries of Sleep Next episodeE6 · The Truth About Fat

Seasons53

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

Season 47 Episodes16

Polar Extremes

Dog Tales

Cat Tales

Mysteries of Sleep

Cuba's Cancer Hope

The Truth About Fat

Decoding COVID-19

Eagle Power

Human Nature / Gene-Editing Reality Check

E10 8.1

Secret Mind of Slime

E11 8.1

A to Z: The First Alphabet

E12 8.3

A to Z: How Writing Changed the World

E13 7.6

Nature's Fear Factor

E14 7.9

Touching the Asteroid

E15 7.5

Can We Cool the Planet?

E16 7.6

Saving Notre Dame

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Cuba's Cancer Hope" is episode 5 of NOVA season 47. It scored 8.1/10 from 55 votes, ranking #3 of 16 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on April 1, 2020.

Next: E6 · The Truth About Fat Best of Season 47