Melanoma Research Foundation | Melissa W | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/mellani-w/activity/ Activity feed for Melissa W. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:26:18 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 2c530e6ee6db678fa86b04c31823560c Melissa W's profile was updated https://forum.melanoma.org/activity/p/132661/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:16:37 -0400 0 a36bd502aef15a17e6e5f5cc8d67cd94 Melissa W started the topic Question about CDKN2A mutation in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/question-about-cdkn2a-mutation/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:18:15 -0500 In late 2005 I noticed a small bump on the back of my arm and in April 2006 I was diagnosed with a 2.5mm ulcerated melanoma. I had WLE, SLNB, and ELND and two lymph nodes were positive, so I was diagnosed with stage 3b. The only treatments offered to me at the time were interferon, which I passed on, and GM-CSF, which I only did for 11 days due to…Read more

]]> edb88108347addb78d0f2d7b074d7891 Melissa W replied to the topic Who is NED for 5 or more years? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/who-is-ned-for-5-or-more-years/#post-275584 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:08:10 -0400 I am 15 years, 3 months NED. I was dx’d with Stage 3B in April 2006. Had SNB, WLE, and LND and a short round of GM-CSF. I don’t come around the forum much anymore but I just found out I have a CDKN2A mutation and need to research it more.

]]> 28511af8c009ccdb465b7b01dddf0f47 Melissa W replied to the topic Who is NED for 5 or more years? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/who-is-ned-for-5-or-more-years/#post-275327 Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:31:37 -0400 15 years NED as of May 24 of this year. I was stage 3b in 2006, had 3 surgeries and a short round of GM-CSF.

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