Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life - Episode Guide

In the first episode, a surgical robot is used to treat a tumour on a patient's voice box, in a procedure that has never been attempted before. Other surgeons must perform a complex procedure to try to save a photographer's arm, and remove new cancer growth in a patient's abdomen.

Professor Vin Paleri must establish if a patient with a fast-growing tumour in his tongue is viable for a complex surgery using tissue from his leg to reconstruct his throat. Specialist Mr Ricky Bhogal performs an intensive procedure to remove a tumour completely from a patient's portal vein, which, if compromised during surgery, would be fatal.

Professor Vin Paleri attempts to reconstruct a throat cancer patient's entire windpipe - but one mistake could leave him unable to swallow or speak. A woman who had a fybroid removed from her womb discovers it contains a rare form of cancer, and will now need to have her entire reproductive system removed. A patient has a rare cancer growing in the back of his abdomen.

Eighteen-year-old aspiring midwife Anthea has a tumour in her arm, so difficult to fully remove that doctors say they may need to amputate. Forty-three-year-old Cameron is offered a complex surgery by Professor David Nicol for his aggressive testicular cancer that could give him more time with his family.

Fifty-three-year-old ex-Naval Pilot Rich is suffering from a 16cm tumour that stretches from his jawline down to his heart, wrapping around his carotid artery. Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon Professor Vin Paleri requires close collaboration with vascular and cardiac specialists to delicately remove the tumour, potentially sacrificing the major artery in the process.

Professor Asif Chaudry attempts to remove a tumour between 74-year-old Matthew's oesophagus and stomach. Surgical oncologist Myles Smith tackles 30-year-old Lauren's myxoid-liposarcoma, a tumour in her groin which has been causing her problems since the age of eight.

Fitness fanatic Jonathan goes into surgery to remove a tumour between his oesophagus and his heart when the immunotherapy that previously helped treat his cancer stops working. Ex-postie Dave has a vascular tumour wrapped around his kidney that is potentially also stuck to his liver.