Is there anyone out there with metastatic melanoma?
My son-in-law has this cancer and I need to talk with someone with this disease. I need to know what the chances are of him
beating this. Please e mail me.
My son-in-law has this cancer and I need to talk with someone with this disease. I need to know what the chances are of him
beating this. Please e mail me.
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I know there are yahoo groups out there and things of that nature…you may want to google it and see what sort of results you come up with from general information on the disease to support groups. This is what I did when I was first diagnosed with melanoma, but mine was a very superficial one in that they only had to cut out a large chunk of flesh requiring no further treatment (just at least annual skin checks by the dermatologist).
I am sorry to hear of your son-in-law’s diagnosis. I lost the love of my life to metastic melanoma in 2003. It is a devastating disease that becomes extremely painfull. When Vince was diagnosed in 1997 they gave him 2 years. He began an experimental program at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. The cancer center said there was no real treatment for this cancer so it was all chance. He went through chemotherapy and radiation but, unfortunately, never went into remission. Vince lived 6 years after his diagnosis and made it a point to live those years to the fullest. Encourage your son-in-law to live everyday as if there was no tomorrow. Maybe, in time, they will come up with some kind of treatment for this terrible disease. Once again, I’m sorry and I hope things turn out well for you. Please feel free to email me anytime at.
How many places does he have it and is he taking meds for it?? My dad had it and my friend haad it worse- 11 years later hers came back in her lymphnodes. I have worked in oncology for 5 years. email me
Here is the address of the ACOR melanoma listserv. They currently have 215 members either with melanoma or their caregivers or their relatives. This would be a good non-commercial place for you to get info and talk to people going through the same things. good luck to your SIL.