Patient Stories
When the future seems filled with uncertainty, often the most comfort comes from knowing someone else has been through the same situation. Through our experiences, we understand the best reassurance and support comes from stories shared by other patients and families in similar situations.
A stage 4 patient with lung mets in perfect health following NIH's TIL adoptive cell transfer treatment.
I was diagnosed with Conjunctival Melanoma, a rare ocular melanoma in 2003. There is a strong possibility that it is not sun related. I never was a sun worshipper. I'm determined to conquer the beast!
I had another cancer survivor tell me that I was lucky I just had skin cancer. It was at that point that I realized people knew very little about the deadliest form of skin cancer.
As I’m sure most young people believe, I thought I was too young to ever get melanoma.
I thought I was being proactive about my family history when I talked to dermatologists about my concerns...
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