Documentary · 2025 · 86 min · Free to watch

Beyond BreakthroughThe Shift in Cancer Care

For more than fifty years the search has been for a single cure. What if we've been looking in the wrong direction?

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The breakthrough is not in the future, it's now

For more than 50 years, cancer research has focused on finding a single, silver-bullet cure — a breakthrough drug or device to eradicate the disease. But what if that search has taken us down the wrong path?

Beyond Breakthrough: The Shift in Cancer Care explores the growing movement of scientists, doctors, and patients who are challenging the conventional model and redefining what healing really means. From integrative and personalised medicine to metabolic therapies and bioelectricity, this eye-opening documentary reveals a quiet revolution.

One that dares to ask not just how to kill cancer, but how to change the conditions in which it thrives. As the world waits for a cure, a new way forward is already taking shape.

On cameraNine contributors

Who appears in the film

Dr. Vijaendreh SubramaniamConsultant gynae-oncologist
Prof. Gerald PollackUniversity of Washington
Prof. Paul MarikCritical care physician
Dr. Shankara ChettyPhysician
Dr. Lenny Da CostaPhysician
Dr. Paramjit KaurPhysician
Prof. Adlina SuleimanPublic health
Dr. Taufiq BinjemainPhysician
Dr. Benjamin GeorgePhysician

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The director

Justin Smith

The director, Justin Smith, has made nine features over thirteen years, most of them on questions in medicine and public health, most of them funded by the audience itself. His work has involved collaborations with leading medical professionals across the globe.

In addition to filmmaking, Justin is the author of Statin Nation, published in the United States and translated into German. He has also completed the Guardian Masterclass in Investigative Journalism.

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