The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The best programs on TV this week

Mondays at Racine

One of the challenges of battling cancer is that the illness and its treatment can affect a person’s appearance and self-image. This touching 2012 documentary, which kicks off a night of Oscar-nominated short films, goes inside a Long Island salon on the one night each month when the co-owners provide free hair styling and cosmetic services to women diagnosed with the disease. Monday, Oct. 14, at 9 p.m., HBO

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