A Year To Save My Life: George McGavin and Melanoma

SYNOPSIS

After being diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of malignant melanoma (acral lentiginous melanoma) television presenter and biologist Dr George McGavin embarks on a highly emotional and deeply personal journey as he goes through treatment for his cancer. George’s treatment is targeted drug therapy, using drugs approved for use by the NHS only weeks before his diagnosis. During this journey, he is given unprecedented access to the process and science behind his medical treatment.

Producer: Anne-Claire Pilley