In the past, oncologists would use radiation therapy (which uses X-rays to kill cancer cells) or chemotherapy (which attacks any rapidly dividing cell in the body) to treat metastatic melanoma, an advanced stage of the most dangerous form of skin cancer. However, a newer type of treatment known as immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system itself to fight cancer cells caused by melanoma.
Dr. Weber is a medical oncologist, melanoma researcher, and the deputy director of the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health.
Dr. Alizadeh is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon with private practices in New York City and Long Island and formerly served as the Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College.
References
American Cancer Society. (2023). Immunotherapy for melanoma skin cancer.
NYU Langone. (2017). CBS News: immunotherapy drug proves to be better than competitor in treating advanced melanoma.
Skin Cancer Foundation. (2022). Melanoma overview.
Sosman, J.A. (2023). Adjuvant therapy for cutaneous melanoma. UpToDate.
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