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      • June 9, 2014 at 9:28 pm
      kathy_brian
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        Hi Kathy, my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in April. He had a large resection done on his back, sentinal nodes in both armpits came back positive. PET scan showed activity in both armpits so he had a bilateral axillary lymph node dissection two weeks ago. As of right now, all biopsy results have come back negative for melanoma in all the nodes they took!!!  My point is this…He retired from New York state government in January and moved here to Tennessee. We are quite close to Nasville and have been going to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center. Vanderbilt Hospital is also in Nasville with a great cancer center. Don't hesitate to move south! 

        Good luck to you!!

        • June 9, 2014 at 9:28 pm
        kathy_brian
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          Hi Kathy, my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in April. He had a large resection done on his back, sentinal nodes in both armpits came back positive. PET scan showed activity in both armpits so he had a bilateral axillary lymph node dissection two weeks ago. As of right now, all biopsy results have come back negative for melanoma in all the nodes they took!!!  My point is this…He retired from New York state government in January and moved here to Tennessee. We are quite close to Nasville and have been going to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center. Vanderbilt Hospital is also in Nasville with a great cancer center. Don't hesitate to move south! 

          Good luck to you!!

          • June 9, 2014 at 9:28 pm
          kathy_brian
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            Hi Kathy, my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in April. He had a large resection done on his back, sentinal nodes in both armpits came back positive. PET scan showed activity in both armpits so he had a bilateral axillary lymph node dissection two weeks ago. As of right now, all biopsy results have come back negative for melanoma in all the nodes they took!!!  My point is this…He retired from New York state government in January and moved here to Tennessee. We are quite close to Nasville and have been going to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center. Vanderbilt Hospital is also in Nasville with a great cancer center. Don't hesitate to move south! 

            Good luck to you!!

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