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- October 8, 2015 at 7:01 pm
I am III. I was told that the only approved treatment that your insurance will pay for and is considered standard treatment for your degree of disease is either Chemo, Interferon or do nothing and follow up with scans every 3-6 months.
Talk to a melanoma specialist, but most will tell you Chemo does not work and Interferon will only make you sick. You are not sick enough to get immune therapy drugs like Yervoy, Opdivo and Keytuda paid for by insurance and the FDA has not cleared these drugs unless you are stage IV. The only way to get immune therapy drugs is through a clinical study. That is what I did.
One option that is not very proven is a vaccine.
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- October 8, 2015 at 7:01 pm
I am III. I was told that the only approved treatment that your insurance will pay for and is considered standard treatment for your degree of disease is either Chemo, Interferon or do nothing and follow up with scans every 3-6 months.
Talk to a melanoma specialist, but most will tell you Chemo does not work and Interferon will only make you sick. You are not sick enough to get immune therapy drugs like Yervoy, Opdivo and Keytuda paid for by insurance and the FDA has not cleared these drugs unless you are stage IV. The only way to get immune therapy drugs is through a clinical study. That is what I did.
One option that is not very proven is a vaccine.
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- October 8, 2015 at 7:01 pm
I am III. I was told that the only approved treatment that your insurance will pay for and is considered standard treatment for your degree of disease is either Chemo, Interferon or do nothing and follow up with scans every 3-6 months.
Talk to a melanoma specialist, but most will tell you Chemo does not work and Interferon will only make you sick. You are not sick enough to get immune therapy drugs like Yervoy, Opdivo and Keytuda paid for by insurance and the FDA has not cleared these drugs unless you are stage IV. The only way to get immune therapy drugs is through a clinical study. That is what I did.
One option that is not very proven is a vaccine.
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- October 8, 2015 at 7:29 pm
Your options are Interferon or "watch and wait"; depending on your particular situation, you might be able to add a clinical trial to the list.
Best wishes –
Sheila
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- October 8, 2015 at 7:31 pm
Edit to add that radiation may alse be recommended, depending on your situation.
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- October 8, 2015 at 7:31 pm
Edit to add that radiation may alse be recommended, depending on your situation.
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- October 8, 2015 at 7:31 pm
Edit to add that radiation may alse be recommended, depending on your situation.
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- October 8, 2015 at 7:29 pm
Your options are Interferon or "watch and wait"; depending on your particular situation, you might be able to add a clinical trial to the list.
Best wishes –
Sheila
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- October 8, 2015 at 7:29 pm
Your options are Interferon or "watch and wait"; depending on your particular situation, you might be able to add a clinical trial to the list.
Best wishes –
Sheila
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