Francine suffers from an aggressive skin cancer called melanoma. This cancer has thrived. She was operated upon in 2016 and the cancer relapsed six months later. Abdominal bleeding was caused by interferon immunotheray with Nivolumab, which was equally ineffective and toxic.. Radiation therapy to the multiple skin metastases did not sterilize the lesions. In 2020, treatment with chemotherapy (Deticene) did not work. In February 2021, a new immunotherapy (Keytruda) was tried without result. In June 2021, Francine's left leg was lined with oozing and infected skin metastases. To find out if an amputation can save Francine, her doctor ordered a PET scan. Skin metastases bind radioactive sugar, and lymph node metastasis in the fold of the groin appeared. Amputation was therefore contraindicated, palliative care was recommended. She was told to return home and await death. Francine is fortunate to be followed by the same family doctor as Valérie and therefore receives the same treatment, namely :
Within a few days, the masses began to regress. They stoped oozing. The patient became hopeful about this treatment. Figure 1 : PET-scan of Francine at three months interval showing tumor regression. |