Surgeons: Life in Their Hands - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
Actor James has been suffering from persistent headaches. An MRI scan of his brain reveals multiple aneurysms, which could burst at any time.
Episode 2
This episode catches up with Jolene, who's undergone marathon surgery to remove a recurrence of a rare type of cancer.
Episode 3
A 44-year-old mum from Orange is confronted with a life-changing diagnosis of a rare abdominal cancer, which was only discovered by chance when she was trying for a second baby.
Episode 4
A 25-year-old adventurer and rock climber with lifelong liver disease needs a transplant or his devoted family will lose him within months.
Episode 5
Single mum Tracy faces a life-and-death battle with a rare and aggressive brain cancer. The programme also follows Kylie, the coordinator of the RPA team, who is revolutionising emergency stroke care.
Episode 6
When Kyle's first kidney transplant from an organ donated by his older brother fails, he gets a second chance at life when his sister Jess offers to donate one of hers.
Episode 7
Nurse Sharon's life is turned upside down when she's diagnosed with colorectal cancer and she faces a complex operation.
Episode 8
The emergency team swing into action, knowing there's no time to waste, when university student Jack suffers a potentially life-threatening lung collapse, known as a pneumothorax.
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