Melanoma Patient Story: Immunotherapy Treatment (Nivolumab/Opdivo) | Rich’s Story (5 of 5)

Rich B. shares his experience with his immunotherapy treatment (nivolumab or commercial name Opdivo) for his stage 3B melanoma, as well as side effects.
Thank you, Rich, for sharing your story.

In this Series: Our 5-part series with Rich covers his entire Melanoma cancer experience:

1) My Melanoma First Symptoms & Tests →    • Cancer Patient Story: How I Discovered I h...  
2) The Surgery & Melanoma Staging →    • Melanoma Stages: Before and After Surgery,...  
3) Treatment Decisions & Importance of Self-Advocacy →    • Cancer Patient Story: Making Treatment Dec...  
4) Deciding Whether to Join a Clinical Trial →    • Clinical Trials in Cancer: Patient Shares ...  
5) Melanoma Treatment: Immunotherapy → This Video

Full story & transcript → https://www.thepatientstory.com/cance...

The interview has only been edited for clarity.

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Contents of the Video:
00:00 intro
03:08 - Describe the immunotherapy treatment and experience
05:28 - Routine follow up scans and skin exams
06:41 - Nivolumab (Opdivo ) Side effects
09:00 - Final takeaway on quickly changing treatment options
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