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- January 13, 2019 at 9:57 pm
Sorry you're going through this. It definitely sucks.
I recommend the book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee. It was also made into a fantastic documentary by Ken Burns.
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- January 13, 2019 at 10:16 pm
These articles discuss how cancer develops and the probabilities involved.
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- December 30, 2018 at 2:33 am
Maybe we'll get lucky and an accurate blood test for melanoma will become available.
Apparently, people are working on this.
https://labtestsonline.org/news/researchers-developing-blood-test-melanoma
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- December 29, 2018 at 12:11 am
Hi Ryan,
I'm glad you caught yours early. When my husband was diagnosed with stage 4a, I freaked out and got my skin checked (twice) and our teenager's skin checked (twice), and I wear sunscreen all the time, and have finally FINALLY gotten my teenager to wear it everyday. My husband still doesn't. I guess he thinks the horse is already out of the barn.
Anyway, the best you can do is go in for year checkups, protect yourself as much as possible, hope for the best, breathe, meditate, stay active, and/or pray, if that's your jam.
Living with uncertainty is hard, but it DOES get easier the more you practice. I've had a lot of practice lately. 😉
Best of luck!
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- December 28, 2018 at 7:48 pm
Thanks, Celeste, I appreciate your response. Unfortunately I've already had progression with Keytruda, and therefore discontinued this treatment. Due to other preexisting issues, my oncologist doesn't want to try ipi/nivo.
Wishing you good luck with your fight!
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- September 7, 2018 at 6:38 am
Mike:
This is a great tip. I'm going to mention it to my husband. He's about to start trying CBD oil, too. Fingers crossed he finds some relief.Jenn:
Tip for your plantar fasciitis…Look for a physical therapist or chiropractor who uses the Graston technique. It cured my plantar fasciitis. Since you're in the Bay Area, I can give you the name of my chiro. She's amazing.Rikke Johansen, Health Logic in Redwood City
Betsy
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- August 19, 2018 at 5:08 pm
Also, not yet reached makes it sound like the participants are going to die, but they just haven't died yet. When the fact is if you get a response (even if partial) and you make it to 3+ years, the survival curve "flattens," (which also sounds vaguely negative!) but actually means you're probably going to stay alive and eventually die much later from some other cause. In other words, you're more or less cured.
Do I have this right??
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