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Directed by | Meghan O'Hara |
Written by | Meghan O'Hara |
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Narrated by | Morgan Freeman |
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Distributed by | Abramorama |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English French |
The C Word is a 2016 documentary film about the effort to prevent cancer, particularly the research of Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, and addresses the failure of Western medicine's approach to cancer. [1]
Produced and directed by cancer survivor Meghan L. O'Hara, it is narrated by Morgan Freeman.
The director began making the film after surviving Stage 3 breast cancer.
The film identifies four factors to reduce the risk of cancer— diet, exercise, stress management, and toxin avoidance. [2]
In a review for Spirituality & Health , Bilge Ebiri called The C Word a "well-produced documentary" and "a compassionate, touching film." [3]
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