Love, science, sex, infidelity, disease and comedy, the wild, mostly true story of the irrepressible Annie Parker and the almost discovery of a cure for cancer. Decoding Annie Parker is a great example of how you can make a film about such a terrible disease and yet make it so powerful and moving at the same time because when drama hits it hits you hard but my only 2 complains about the film were that the comedy was a bit too much at times but then again they didn't want the movie to be dark, unfunny and moody so i guess that kinda makes sense and 2nd after a while we never see her son again for some reason and that was odd. Now as far as performances go i think everyone were good Aaron Paul, Helent Hunt, Maggie Grace and more but the stand out performance and the one who stole the show was Samantha Morton she was amazing and i'm gonna give this film a 9/10.

I just saw this movie tonight in Indianapolis with a sellout crowd through gathr.us. I hope it will be released to more theaters so more people can enjoy it. Many audience members tonight were touched somehow by the BRCA gene or hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, and we were anxious to see this movie and share it with friends and family. The writing, directing and acting is superb, and it is never corny or overly melodramatic despite the cancer theme. The funeral scenes really hit home for me. It was also a story of hope, and of never giving up. Dr King and her team are my heroes, as are patients like Annie Parker, and many of us may be alive today because of them. Discovery of the BRCA gene mutation is one of the most important advances in science, and this brings it to the public in a way that can be understood. I loved ALL the actors, the music, the scenery, and the shifting of the two parallel stories, one of the search for the genetic link to cancer and the other a patients personal belief (in spite of what her doctors tell her ) that something runs in her family. Bravo to everyone involved in the making of this movie!

There is no one definition that describes all cancers. They are a large family of diseases which form a subset of neoplasms, which show some features that suggest of malignancy. A neoplasm or tumor is a group of cells that have undergone unregulated growth, and will often form a mass or lump, but may be distributed diffusely. Six characteristics of malignancies have been proposed: sustaining proliferative signaling, evading growth suppressors, resisting cell death, enabling replicative immortality, inducing angiogenesis, and activating invasion and metastasis. The progression from normal cells to cells that can form a discernible mass to outright cancer involves multiple steps

Had the privilege to review this film last night at an Asheville, NC fundraiser. Simply put, the film was remarkable - a unique combination of education and entertainment. The juxtaposition of the personal, challenging and heartfelt story of Annie Parker with the relentless pursuit of science and discovery by Mary-Claire King was inspirational and amazing. Broad distribution of this film is a must - both for movie-going audiences, for survivors, for previvors and for everyone who has ever loved, laughed and sustained.Kudos!