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      • April 8, 2020 at 12:30 am
      ed williams
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        HI tkoss, I fail to see how this relates to melanoma patients.
          • April 9, 2020 at 4:17 pm
          casagrayson
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            Really, Ed? What about people scheduled for infusions? Or upcoming surgeries/radiation, etc? What about just normal blood work — with compromised immune systems just going into a lab could be a real problem.
            • April 9, 2020 at 7:56 pm
            Edwin
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              Immunotherapy strengthens the immune system. Going to a clinic may expose a person to more risk of catching covid-19 than staying home does. However, the stage 4 melanoma death rate is much higher than the covid-19 death rate. When I received an infusion of Opdivo on April 1, receptionists and nurses wore face masks.
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