I have had melanoma. Treated for 2 years with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) + metformin (immunotherapy).
I had 2 small lesions on my liver plus a lymph node tumor which was removed.
My last treatment was in January this year. In February, a head-to-toe PET scan came out negative.
The treatment had NO negative side effects for me. A few years ago, this melanoma would have killed me.
Jimmy Carter had the same treatment - his melanoma was worse, it had traveled to his brain. Thank God mine didn’t. He is now 96 years old.
Immunotherapy worked for me. I hope advances in such treatments can be found for other forms of cancer.
My daughter has melanoma. She refuses to see an oncologist. Goes to a dermatologist who us 85 years old who just cuts chunks out of her.
No she won’t listen to anything
That’s truly wonderful to hear.
Thank you for sharing. You provide hope to others.