Kevin Donaghy twice survived skin cancer | immunotherapy | pembroluzimab | metastatic melanoma
DESCRIPTION What began as a harmless looking spot on Kevin Donaghy’s forearm turned into a pair of diagnoses of skin cancer. The first was Stage II in 2018, but 18 months later, it returned and was diagnosed Stage IV metastatic melanoma BRAF+. The urologist said Kevin, an IT specialist from Melrose, Scotland, may have six months to live unless he underwent a newly-approved immunotherapy known as pembroluzimab. That was in 2020, and Kevin is still with us. The immunotherap
Mar 912 min read
Steffan Tubbs survived melanoma skin cancer after severe sunburns led to a diagnosis by his dermatologist
DESCRIPTION Steffan Tubbs was diagnosed with skin cancer, but he was proactive, and that approach led to early detection and...
Jan 11, 202413 min read
Chris White survived mucosal melanoma, thanks in large part to a regimen of TIL therapy.
DESCRIPTION Those diagnosed with mucosal melanoma, comprise about one percent of all melanoma diagnoses. For Chris White of Dallas,...
Dec 4, 202318 min read
Janet Frega survived skin cancer | melanoma | stage zero in situ melanoma
DESCRIPTION When it comes to minimizing a cancer journey, early detection is key, and Janet Frega, it was a difference-maker. On today’s...
Mar 11, 202115 min read