Breakthrough tells the story of Jim Allison, a renegade scientist who defied the medical establishment and spent decades researching a cure for cancer, the disease that killed his mother. Despite facing skepticism and resistance, Allison remained determined to find a solution, ultimately earning the Nobel Prize in 2018 for his groundbreaking discovery of how to harness the power of the immune system to defeat cancer.

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