Amanda L. was diagnosed with an aggressive bone cancer called chondroblastic osteosarcoma in March of 2017. By the time her doctors discovered it, the disease had metastasized and advanced to stage 3. Amanda was told it was non-curative. But nearly two years after her initial diagnosis, Amanda is still alive to share her story, and remarkably, […]
Continue readingPatients on end-of-life care are usually just making themselves comfortable, but Stacy W. was doing exactly the opposite. Unwilling to give up on her life, Stacy continued to pursue a natural path towards healing. It wasn’t long before she was kicked off hospice and told her cancer was completely gone. Learn how Stacy went from […]
Continue readingThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently has several ongoing trials testing immunotherapy cancer treatments like CPG and checkpoint inhibitor drugs. In fact, the internet was up in arms last year when Stanford University doctors cured 87 out of 90 mice with a “vaccine” that stimulated the immune system to attack cancerous cells. It […]
Continue readingCHIPSA Hospital is known for it’s immunotherapy-based treatments that incite the body’s own, powerful immune system to fight off disease. Our methods are focused on harnessing the tools already available within the patient’s own body, and that includes the entire body, even the mind. Patients at CHIPSA are not only receiving […]
Continue readingJohn D. was diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma in his neck over three years ago. Last year, John had developed a fluid-filled sac on his neck that began to change, harden, and grow. The growth eventually spread throughout […]
Continue readingRussell W. was given 6 months to live back in 2018 after his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma spread to his skin. But now, nearly 14 months later, he is alive, well, and eager to share his story. Russell’s journey began when he noticed a swollen lymph node near his elbow back in 2016. […]
Continue readingAmanda Leverett Davis was diagnosed with an aggressive bone cancer called chondroblastic osteosarcoma in March of 2017. By the time her doctors discovered it, the disease had metastasized and advanced to stage 3. Amanda was told it was non-curative. But nearly two years after her initial diagnosis, Amanda is still alive […]
Continue readingThe KEYNOTE-054 Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT02362594) showed that the immune checkpoint inhibitor drug Keytruda decreased the risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 43% in comparison to a placebo drug. The drug has thus been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat patients with stage-3 melanoma (cancer has spread to […]
Continue readingA recent report in the journal Cell showed that a team led by Vanderbilt researchers has found a new “checkpoint” protein on immune system cells in active, malignant tumors. In mouse models, blocking this protein, along with using other treatments, has been an effective approach to treating cancerous cells. Checkpoint proteins are an important component of […]
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