Category: Blog
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Great 22 min video with Toni Ribas, Steven O’Day & Krista Rubin!
They discuss one of TR’s actual cases that started with interferon and then went with a vaccine approach, which failed. Today, they would have the following treatments options: ipilimumab, vemurafenib & surgical resection. The discuss what they would do if presented with the situation now. You will need to register but it is worth it…
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CHANGE
The one thing you can be sure about in this life is that something is going to change. Don’t be scared of change – grab hold of it with both hands, like you’re about to plunge down a steep hill on a roller coaster. Enjoy the thrill because you’re tasting life first hand! January 29th…
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Holidays Are Always Good, Specially When They Can Extend Your Life
Alternating Dosages of Vemurafenib Could Delay or Prevent Resistance, WOW! In a new study published today in Nature, researchers using a mouse model of melanoma were able to prevent resistance to vemurafenib by altering the dosing schedule from a continuous daily dose to an intermittent dose, suggesting a possible way to prolong the onset of resistance for melanoma…
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
The holiday season is officially upon us and it is time to be thankful for all the gifts in life! I am thankful for all the new developments and discoveries that have been made in Melanoma research this year. Really amazing stuff. In fact, I heard that MD Anderson has started what they are calling…
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The Big C
No matter what you’re fighting — Cancer is a game changer. You will never leave the same way you arrived. I’m building this Melanoma Survivor’s Manual from the perspective of a melanoma survivor. I hope you will join me to build a resource center for melanoma warriors and their caregivers to connect and stay at…