Cancer Care recognizes the need for support for patients on Intron A, thus, we offer the Crossing Bridges program. Other therapies are being tested in clinical trials. Currently, there is an emphasis on testing vaccines. Cancer vaccines are unique because they are used to stimulate the body's immune system to recognize cancer cells and destroy them. When used to treat melanoma, chemotherapy is usually a combination of drugs, administered by your doctor, taken over a course of several weeks or months, depending on your general health, the stage of your melanoma, and the extent to which it has spread in your body.
Chemotherapy is used as a treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma.
Chemotherapy can be used to slow the cancer's growth, to prevent it from spreading, to relieve symptoms caused by the cancer, or to eliminate all cancer cells from the body. Combination chemotherapy for melanoma rarely leads to complete remission. But it may shrink tumor size temporarily. Even when chemotherapy cannot cure you of cancer, it can help you live longer and more comfortably. For more on chemotherapy, click here .