Tom Brokaw to Open Up About Cancer Battle on DATELINE, 5/7

In a special edition of NBC's Dateline, NBC News' Tom Brokaw opens up for the first time on primetime television about his emotional journey battling cancer, and his powerful new memoir, "A Lucky Life, Interrupted." From the revelation that he had multiple myeloma in 2013, a treatable but incurable blood cancer, to his doctor visits and treatments, Brokaw chronicles his difficult, and ultimately rewarding, road to remission. Brokaw also details the serious setbacks and challenges he faced, taking viewers through his stages of regret, acceptance, hope, and above all, gratitude. "Tom Brokaw: A Lucky Life Interrupted" airs Thursday, May 7 at 10pm/9c.

Throughout this special hour of Dateline, Brokaw offers viewers a rare, intimate look inside his family life through in-depth and revealing conversations about his diagnosis with his wife and children. In addition, Brokaw also speaks with his doctors and nurses, and reports on the current impact of cancer on the U.S. health care system.

Brokaw speaks openly about his cancer diagnosis: "It never occurred to me that I was going to die. I'm gonna beat this. No question. I'll get through this somehow. That's unrealistic in some ways."

"Tom Brokaw: A Lucky Life Interrupted" will preview Brokaw's remarkable story, "A Lucky Life, Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope," published by Random House and released in the U.S. on May 12. In his most personal book yet, he recounts his year of dramatic change following his diagnosis, and offers lessons for families who face similar challenges going through intense cancer treatments.