Episode 1

The work of trailblazing scientists taking on the disease, exploring how their pioneering work is changing patients' lives right now. This programme focuses on Professor Sarah Blagden, who is attempting to stop cancer before it even starts. Her pioneering clinical trials feature Trevor, a retired Navy veteran whose skin cancer has spread. Could Sarah's immunotherapy trial save Trevor's life? Twenty six-year-old Ella has a genetic condition giving her a 90 per cent chance of developing cancer. Ella hopes to join Sarah's prevention trial and live without fear.