Re: treatment for liver melanoma
She contacted Dr Sato at the Wills eye clinic in Phillidelphia.He seems to be the top in the country.You can do a google search for info on him.
She was ina double blind clinical trial at the beginning of the year.It turned out she was not getting the med and her tumor was not shrinking. She will start treatment at Northwestern in Chicago,which is where she lives,next week. She will be recieving radioshperes{spelling?}. She also joined a web suport group group for Occular melanoma.I found this by doing an internet search.I found this site helpful for different clinical trials
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ . This next link is for the suport grour and user list
http://www.lafn.org/~bc534/OcularMelMets.htm I read it but do not contibute. My sister occasionaly comments and post questions. All the people are very suportive and helpful.
My sister is getting very well educated about this disease,and insurance companies and how they operate,Tell your family member to be prepared to fight the insurance every step and to keep fighting to get what they need to get the best treatmens for them'
She also went to see a chines Dr, who treats the body and not the disease. He uses eastern medicine to balance her body. She is taking lots of vitamins.
She is feeling really well right now and is very positive and hopeful.She has lots of love and suport.
I hope this info helps you and your family. Let me know how things are going..Karen
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