Getting a Rare, Blood Cancer - Peter | Myelofibrosis | The Patient Story

Peter had no symptoms when he was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer called Myelofibrosis. He was experiencing chest pains from stress at work, so he decided to go to the emergency room. After multiple tests and a bone marrow biopsy, this rare cancer was discovered.

In this cancer vlog, Peter goes through what it's like to live with Myelofibrosis and his treatment plan which included a clinical trial and a bone marrow transplant.

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Video Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Finding out I had cancer
01:32 Bone marrow biopsy
03:00 Getting multiple opinions
04:30 Going through multiple oncologists
07:00 Doing a clinical trial
10:15 Myelofibrosis is a marathon
13:10 Doing a bone marrow transplant
15:00 Follow-up appointments after the bone barrow transplant
16:14 I'm a positive person

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