An American Cancer Patient Receives Treatment in Cuba
Clip: Season 47 Episode 5 | 4m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Cuban lung cancer vaccines offer new hope.
In 2015, doctors diagnosed George Keays with stage 4 lung cancer, which has low survival rates beyond one or two years. Can a vaccine in Cuba help him more than drugs available in the U.S.?
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An American Cancer Patient Receives Treatment in Cuba
Clip: Season 47 Episode 5 | 4m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
In 2015, doctors diagnosed George Keays with stage 4 lung cancer, which has low survival rates beyond one or two years. Can a vaccine in Cuba help him more than drugs available in the U.S.?
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