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  • Medical Stories Bound By Blood (Season 6, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

Medical Stories

Bound By Blood (Season 6, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary
When 69-year-old Salem, Massachusetts resident Robert learned he had a rare blood cancer called blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), he and his wife, Valerie, found it hard to share the news with their children. But ...See moreWhen 69-year-old Salem, Massachusetts resident Robert learned he had a rare blood cancer called blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), he and his wife, Valerie, found it hard to share the news with their children. But Medical Stories shares how Robert's son, Ross, gave him more help than he expected by volunteering to become a donor for his father. Meanwhile, in Wheaton, Illinois, Medical Stories meets Mike, 70, another patient with a rare form of blood cancer known as Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM). Mike was enjoying his retirement when his condition forced him to visit multiple hospitals in a single month and begin chemotherapy. But soon after, he opts for an alternative treatment that puts him on a better path to overcoming his illness. Bound by Blood also features in-depth commentary from renowned experts Andrew A. Lane, MD, PhD, Hematologist Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Professor, Harvard Medical School, and Shuo Ma, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Hematology-Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. See less
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Producers
Linda Corley (producer) | David Counts (producer)
Cinematographers
Joel Kaplan | Eugenio Wilman
Editors
Ted Ditmyer (Senior Editor) | Joel Kaplan (online editor) | Nektarios Voniatis (online editor) | Devon Walter Dulaney (online editor)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated May 10, 2024
Release date
May 10, 2024 (United States)

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