Comments on: Colorectal Cancer News in Brief: May 23 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/uncategorized/2009/05/colorectal_cancer_news_in_brief_may_23 We envision victory over colorectal cancer Wed, 23 May 2012 21:37:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cathy Rooney http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/uncategorized/2009/05/colorectal_cancer_news_in_brief_may_23/comment-page-1#comment-1935 Cathy Rooney Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:35:49 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/?p=4893#comment-1935 My friend has traveled to the Singapore Cancer Center for a compassionate care use of a vaccine using heated melanoma cells. He is Stage IV rectal cancer and was not able to tolerate the chemo regime. He has several small lung & pelvis mets. I have read of varying degrees of success with vaccine trials in the US, but was not familiar with this melanoma approach. Appreciate any info or links you can offer. Cathy My friend has traveled to the Singapore Cancer Center for a compassionate care use of a vaccine using heated melanoma cells. He is Stage IV rectal cancer and was not able to tolerate the chemo regime. He has several small lung & pelvis mets.

I have read of varying degrees of success with vaccine trials in the US, but was not familiar with this melanoma approach.

Appreciate any info or links you can offer.

Cathy

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