The story of Child B

Title

The story of Child B

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Oct 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:13

Description

Excerpt from interview with 10 year-old leukaemia sufferer, Jaymee Bowen (formerly known as Child B), who was refused a bone marrow transplant by Cambridge Health Authority. Following a financial donation she has undergone further chemotherapy and will also receive an experimental treatment known as donor lymphocyte infusion. She is progressing well but her specialist Dr Peter Gravett has said she still has only a slim chance of recovery. Broadcast on the BBC television Panorama programme. The reporter (not heard) is Sarah Barclay.

Contributors

BBC; Sarah Barclay; Jaymee Bowen

Keywords

Health services; Leukaemia; NHS; Health authorities; Children (age group); Patients; Jaymee Bowen; Cambridge; District health authorities; Cancers

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