Patient: Adult

Watch as Dr. Sekeres from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center explains what myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are, and how they are treated.  We also hear from Caitlin, who shares her unique MDS story. 

Program Materials

Transcript: Understanding MDS (PDF)
Transcript: Treating MDS (PDF)
Transcript: Talking About MDS (PDF)

Speakers

Caitlin, MDS Survivor

Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS
Professor, Clinical Medicine Chief, Division of Hematology Department of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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