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My daughter has decided to take the Interferon treatments for the next year. She goes in for a PICC [peripherally inserted central catheter] line Jan 5th...then starts IVs everyday for a month and shots for a year. They said she was too young not to get the treatments..."think about your daughters...how would you feel if a year from now the melanoma came back." It Seems like a lot of side effects to be only a 10% more effective.

Of course, Melanoma is a very aggressive cancer, so they have to take drastic measures. It is difficult to walk that balancing act of how much damage do you do to a body compared to... if you don't get it...Melanoma kills in a matter of months. It doesn't respond to chemo or radiation. Interferon works on speeding up your immune system. It is not as toxic as traditional chemo, but still has lots of side effects and lasts for a year.

I do understand their concern. I just found out the tumor was rated high risk because it went so deep. They also said her daughters were now at high risk for getting Melanoma. There is a genetic factor. I don't remember if they told me what type of cancer my mother had...too much to deal with at the time. She did die in a matter of months. Please continue to pray for healing and wisdom.