Against All Odds -
life on the line

For the Purcells, their fairy tale life came to a halt when the doctor diagnosed Pat with prostate cancer. As the second leading cause of cancer death, prostate cancer affects one in seven men. The Purcells are set to fight this deadly disease and explore every treatment option they could find. Little do they know that 25 years earlier, a doctor 1200 miles away risked his entire career to pioneer a new cancer treatment using protons.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 305

About Life on the Line:

The desire to overcome is at the core of everyone - especially those fighting disease, facing a natural disaster, or coping with a disability or battling mental illness.

Narrated by Lisa Ling, LIFE ON THE LINE is an inspiring look into the resilience of humankind.

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