Update on my doctors visit. The news is not good.

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86. Do not lose hope. There are new treatments, especially non chemo, now.

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My sister back in the late 80's was found to have a melanoma. She had surgery. She had check ups and scans every 6 months. It would come back in other parts of her body. A few years ago she had what they thought was a blood clot in her lung. It turned out to be melanoma. She was treated with a treatment similar to what President Carter had for his cancer. Weekly infusions. It went into complete remission for a while. It returned late last year so she has resumed treatment. There are side effects, in her case diabetes, but she says the trade off is acceptable. On the other hand, she never lost her hair, etc. She's in her 80s, not bad considering.

An edit to this post. I remembered the treatment she had was infusions of immunotherapy. I was having a senior moment and could not remember the word.