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    • March 13, 2015 at 6:02 pm
    yazziemac
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      Hi all

      Has anyone heard of using photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat melanoma?  If so, what have you heard?  

      Yasmin

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        • March 17, 2015 at 3:45 am
        arthurjedi007
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          Not a lot. Even with fiber optics to go inside to turn on the lights can only penetrate about a centimeter of a tumor. Same externally. Thus a person would need to have small tumors and not very many of them I would think. But if that is the case then it might be a viable option. Or maybe to get at a small one trickyly located. Currently only approved for Mel in a trial. They are looking into improving the affective range to be more than a centimeter.

          Thats about all I could see about it. Is there a specific problem you are trying to find a treatment for? Maybe someone would know a way for that.

          Artie

            • March 17, 2015 at 12:23 pm
            yazziemac
            Participant

              Thanks, Artie!  I was just asking because a well-meaning person phoned me out of the blue and told me that my husband "HAS" to go get photodynamic therapy because it will cure him.  I explained that we were comfortable with our excellent oncologist, who is a melanoma specialist, but it was an awkward conversation.  I'd never heard of it used for melanoma, but thought I'd ask on here, in case I was missing something.  I hope your foot feels better soon, Artie, I wish I knew what would help the nerve pain!

               

              Yasmin

              • March 17, 2015 at 12:23 pm
              yazziemac
              Participant

                Thanks, Artie!  I was just asking because a well-meaning person phoned me out of the blue and told me that my husband "HAS" to go get photodynamic therapy because it will cure him.  I explained that we were comfortable with our excellent oncologist, who is a melanoma specialist, but it was an awkward conversation.  I'd never heard of it used for melanoma, but thought I'd ask on here, in case I was missing something.  I hope your foot feels better soon, Artie, I wish I knew what would help the nerve pain!

                 

                Yasmin

                • March 17, 2015 at 12:23 pm
                yazziemac
                Participant

                  Thanks, Artie!  I was just asking because a well-meaning person phoned me out of the blue and told me that my husband "HAS" to go get photodynamic therapy because it will cure him.  I explained that we were comfortable with our excellent oncologist, who is a melanoma specialist, but it was an awkward conversation.  I'd never heard of it used for melanoma, but thought I'd ask on here, in case I was missing something.  I hope your foot feels better soon, Artie, I wish I knew what would help the nerve pain!

                   

                  Yasmin

                • March 17, 2015 at 3:45 am
                arthurjedi007
                Participant

                  Not a lot. Even with fiber optics to go inside to turn on the lights can only penetrate about a centimeter of a tumor. Same externally. Thus a person would need to have small tumors and not very many of them I would think. But if that is the case then it might be a viable option. Or maybe to get at a small one trickyly located. Currently only approved for Mel in a trial. They are looking into improving the affective range to be more than a centimeter.

                  Thats about all I could see about it. Is there a specific problem you are trying to find a treatment for? Maybe someone would know a way for that.

                  Artie

                  • March 17, 2015 at 3:45 am
                  arthurjedi007
                  Participant

                    Not a lot. Even with fiber optics to go inside to turn on the lights can only penetrate about a centimeter of a tumor. Same externally. Thus a person would need to have small tumors and not very many of them I would think. But if that is the case then it might be a viable option. Or maybe to get at a small one trickyly located. Currently only approved for Mel in a trial. They are looking into improving the affective range to be more than a centimeter.

                    Thats about all I could see about it. Is there a specific problem you are trying to find a treatment for? Maybe someone would know a way for that.

                    Artie

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