Ice Bound, by Roger Spottiswoode

ICE BOUND: A WOMAN'S SURVIVAL AT THE SOUTH POLE tells the harrowing true story of Dr. Jerri Nielsen, the cancer-stricken physician stranded at a South Pole research station who, under dangerous circumstances and with the help of co-workers, treated her own illness. This movie is based on the book Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole, by Dr. Jerri Nielsen with Maryanne Vollers.