The Best Cancer & Chronic Illness Documentaries

Health & the Body - 27 free documentaries about cancer & chronic illness.

Start with What does asbestos do to a person? (55 min, Veritasium), then The Reason Why Cancer is so Hard to Beat (10 min, Kurzgesagt). All 27 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on cancer & chronic illness is The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee.

• What does asbestos do to a person? (55 min, Veritasium)
• The Reason Why Cancer is so Hard to Beat (10 min, Kurzgesagt)
• Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago (9 min, Kurzgesagt)
• Is Parkinson's disease related to pesticide use? (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Cover-Up Of Promising Cancer Treatment | Cancer Research (76 min, Moconomy)
• Our immune system - Miracle weapon against cancer? (42 min, DW Documentary)
• The Doctor Saving India's Women From Cervical Cancer, 1 Free Screening At A Time | On The Red Dot (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Cover-Up Of Promising Cancer Treatment | Free Documentaries (76 min, Moconomy)
• Too Sick For A 9-To-5 Job: How I Survive With Chronic Pain | On The Red Dot (33 min, CNA Insider)
• Millennials Fighting Stage 4 Cancer: How We Found Out | On The Red Dot: Fighting Cancer - Part 1/3 (23 min, CNA Insider)
• This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method (15 min, Kurzgesagt)
• A cancer-treatment revolution? New hope for the seriously ill (26 min, DW Documentary)
• Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer? (11 min, Be Smart)
• Millennials Fighting Stage 4 Cancer: Will We Survive? | On The Red Dot: Fighting Cancer - Part 3/3 (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Millennials Fighting Stage 4 Cancer: Our New Life Goals | On The Red Dot: Fighting Cancer - Part 2 (23 min, CNA Insider)
• More Young People Are Getting Cancer: What's Being Done? (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Cancer Cure & Industrial Obstacles | Health Economy (56 min, Moconomy)
• Diabetes: How Can I Manage It, And What Happens If I Don't? Part 2/2 | Talking Point (22 min, CNA Insider)
• Diabetes: I'm Young And Healthy. Why Should I Care? - Part 1/2 | Talking Point (22 min, CNA Insider)
• Spontaneous Recovery - The Body's Power to Heal from Cancer and Chronic Disease (14 min, Academy of Ideas)
• You, Me and Cancer (56 min, Real Stories)
• Why cancer drugs are being discovered in the ocean (10 min, Steve Mould)
• Blood Sugar Brothers: A Teen Filmmaker's Dive Into His Brother’s Diabetes (29 min, Real Stories)
• The Science Of Chemotherapy | Curing Cancer (47 min, Spark)
• Fighting Parkinson's: The Most Inspiring Show Ever Staged (72 min, Real Stories)
• Cervical And Breast Cancers, Plus Menopause – What Remedies Are There? | On The Pulse (22 min, CNA Insider)
• Burzynski: Cancer Is Serious Business (Part I) (108 min, BurzynskiMovie)

Top-Rated Books About Cancer & Chronic Illness

1. The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (4.2/5) - View on Amazon