“In Focus,” KNME-TV’s public affairs series that explores issues important to New Mexicans, looks at “Childhood Cancer Survivors in New Mexico,” on Channel 5 on Friday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m. and repeating Sunday, July 16, at 7 a.m. “In Focus” looks at the long-term obstacles children face on their road to recovery, as well as exploring how local medical experts lead the way in helping these children succeed in life, long after they have been cured.
It is always tragic when someone is diagnosed with cancer, and even more so when the patient is a child. More and more kids now beat their cancers and enjoy long lives.
This week, “In Focus” introduces you to three brave children at different stages of their cancer treatments. Find out why the healing doesn't always end when the cancer is gone, plus look at how doctors in New Mexico lead the way in beating child cancer.
Guests include:
* Dr. Lindra Butros, founder of the Young Enduring Survivors (YES) Program
* Dr. Cheryl Willman, Director and CEO-UNM Cancer Research and Treatment Center
* Dr. Richard Heideman, UNM Medical Dir., Pediatrics-Hematology/Oncology
“In Focus” is an in-depth television news magazine focusing on the events, topics and issues shaping peoples lives in the Southwest. It is a fusion of KNME’s award-winning journalistic, documentary and cultural local-production. The “In Focus” producers are Tish Bravo and Kevin McDonald. The host, journalist Kate Nelson, is the managing editor of the Albuquerque Tribune.
Support for the 39-week season of “In Focus” has been provided by McCune Charitable Foundation. Closed Captioning has been made possible by a gift from Ms. Elspeth G. Bobbs.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu