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Ipilimumab And Beyond: New Therapies Imminent In Melanoma
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Ipilimumab And Beyond: New Therapies Imminent In Melanoma

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      • May 31, 2011 at 6:21 am
      Nebr78
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        Don't get your hopes up.  Melanoma is going to be around a long time.  Too much money to be made with treatments.Its unreal what the cost of the stuff they  have dumped into my blood.  And we are still at it.  I don't have the  proof but any, any kind of treatment concerning cancer seems to be 25% higher than any regular medical care. I have the problem of options.  Seem like they put several options in front of me and I, the patient, has to make the descion on what treatment, etc. I am stage 4 melanoma and its in spine and next to aorta. Treatment for this just started and I am finding it should have been radiated long ago.  I guess it was my descion to allow radiation, but didn't know earlier how bad it was. No one told me!!!!

        • May 31, 2011 at 6:21 am
        Nebr78
        Participant

          Don't get your hopes up.  Melanoma is going to be around a long time.  Too much money to be made with treatments.Its unreal what the cost of the stuff they  have dumped into my blood.  And we are still at it.  I don't have the  proof but any, any kind of treatment concerning cancer seems to be 25% higher than any regular medical care. I have the problem of options.  Seem like they put several options in front of me and I, the patient, has to make the descion on what treatment, etc. I am stage 4 melanoma and its in spine and next to aorta. Treatment for this just started and I am finding it should have been radiated long ago.  I guess it was my descion to allow radiation, but didn't know earlier how bad it was. No one told me!!!!

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