Way back, my husband was in a phase 1 trial of immunotherapy. We met a number of other patents with different kids of cancer who were tang part in the trials. I don’t think they were all on the same medication. One woman told me that she had been told that she only had weeks to live but the immunotherapy actually made her feel better.

I believe immunotherapy is now used in conjunction with other treatments for various cancers. Our MO who is in charge of drug development at the hospital which is the largest cancer center in Canada believes that it’s the future of cancer treatment. So, it’s not necessarily prolonging the inevitable. Some people do benefit from it and the scientists and researchers have great hopes in it. With so many new drugs and treatments coming up, things do look quite positive.