Immunotherapy helps Gold Coast woman outlive (stage 4) terminal (lung) cancer diagnosis

ABC News (Australia) ^ | Melissa Maykin

[libh8er]

..With cancer found in Ms Delaney's left lung, adrenal gland, bowel and lymph nodes, doctors expected she would have only eight to 12 months to live.

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With little success, Ms Delaney's oncologist recommended she be put forward to trial immunotherapy, a new treatment option for lung cancer , which boosts the body's natural immune defence to fight cancer.

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"Now, after being told I had a terminal illness and not long to live, I don't have any active cancer cells.

"I'm alive, I'm extremely well, and it has been an absolute miracle drug — it's incredible.

[House Atreides]

“It could save your life....I’m 71. Why should I care?...”
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Well, I care. We need all the FReepers we can get in these difficult times.

Besides, the 70s are the new 50s. ;-)

[hsmomx3]

Wow...thank God!!!

[hsmomx3]

Sending prayers to you that they don’t find further growth.

[bitt]

P

[Slyfox]

Please think about posting the whole article just in case they remove it and it can no longer be accessed.

[fedupjohn]

BTTT

[freepertoo]

I’m getting my second fitness trainers certification at the age of 65. 71 isn’t old anymore. No age is unless you let it be, in many cases,

[steve86]

I think it was the first thing his oncologists tried. Abandoned due to inability to tolerate.

[preacher]

l8r

[Lockbar]

Ezekiel Emanuel? Is that you??

[GOPJ]

Let’s hope Rush’s doctor’s know about this...

[Shady]

My first Wife was a casualty from Melanoma, they were just on the precipice of developing the first immunotherapy at NYU, but for her it was too late. I have a friend who seems to be tolerating the therapy well, she is receiving her treatment in Texas..

[Shady]

I am sure Rush has had all aspects of treatment courses. When my Wife was sick I spent days researching everything, and we had the best Dermatologist and Oncologist, I think, in the world. If you don’t take charge of the issue at the outset you are at the mercy of the Doctors. With us, that didn’t happen.

[Jim Noble]

The two most interesting things about immunotherapy for cancer are:

1) That it works at all

2) That it doesn't work most of the time

[systemjim]

I am convinced that the medical establishment, in an all-out effort to "treat disease" (a good and noble goal), essentially overlook preventative measures such as optimizing the immune system.

They have become experts at writing perscriptions for every kind of sickness. But God, the Creator, gave us this wonderful and amazing immune system that was designed to fight off every kind of disease. Unfortunately, a large percentage of us are in such poor health that our ability to fight disease is essentially compromised.

More often than not, disease follows when our diets are poor, our lifestyle is sedentary and our weight is out of control. In addition, since most of us avoid the sun like a plague, it is essential that we supplement with vitamin D3 if we expect an optimal immune system.

[midnightcat]

It’s wonderful news. My mother was given Keytruda this summer in hopes it would help her very rare head and neck cancer. In her case, it did not, and she was put on hospice in August and actually passed away this past Sunday. Having said that, it was certainly worth a try. Immunotherapy can be hit or miss lots of times. I joined a Keytruda group on Facebook. Some people who had terrible markers still got results from Keytruda. Others who thought it would work for them had very poor results and had to try other kinds of chemo or else hospice. Many members of the group had no evidence of disease and it was a miracle for them.

[Wasichu]

My wife is on immunotherapy for a metastatic melanoma in her lungs. Monthly she has a transfusion of two drugs, Yervoy and Opdivo.

After three sessions her cancer has shrunk. However, she has debilitating headaches and nausea. She says if an extended life continues like this, she’s not interested.

She has an appointment on Monday to discuss her options.

[Wasichu]

Addition to my post at 37:

The insurance company is charged $150,000 per session. Of that, $148,000 is for the two drugs. Together the two drugs might total a pint of fluid. Liquid gold.

[MissH]

Prayers for continued good health for you!

[caww]

I used Zofan for Nausea...worked great! Hope she finds relief very soon!