Life on the Line

Against All Odds

Season 3, Episode 5 of 5

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.

Previously Aired

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4/3/2017
7 p.m.
4/4/2017
4/7/2017
3 a.m.
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