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Melanoma (internal): What questions should we ask the oncologist?
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Skip the surgery and radiation and go directly to systemic approach. In my husband’s case (spindle cell squamous) we were trying to save his transplanted kidney, so we went for surgery after surgery, radiation after radiation, and it weakened him both mentally and physically. Finally, we tried Keytruda (2018) and it was a miracle. The first scan was clear, though it killed the kidney. Subsequent scans showed cancer which came and went. He lived 3 years after beginning Keytruda - not from the cancer, but just worn completely out. Had he not had dialysis to deal with, he probably could have lived much longer.
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We also are having good results with Keytruda treatments. My wife was diagnosed with stage 3 Metastatic Melanoma. She has two tumors on her upper right arm (subcutaneous) as well as two righty auxiliary lymph nodes. After three Keytruda treatments, the tumors on her right arm are definitely getting smaller. If the trend continues, the Oncologist will order the removal of the tumors on her right arm as well as the lymph nodes following the checkpoint after her fifth Keytruda treatment. (Also removal of a small ER+ tumor in her right breast, caught by chance by the PET scan.) I'm not saying Keytruda will work for everyone, but it does have a high success rate, which we are experiencing.