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Please meet Aundrea Pearman,
We here at pH7 Dermatology have set this gofundme up on behalf of our patient Aundrea.
Aundrea is a hard working single mother and full time student who does not have health insurance. We have given her care pro bono, and removed a suspicious behaving mole on October 7,2020.
As it turns out, Aundrea's mole came back as stage IV Malignant Melanoma.
(Aundrea's Actual Melanoma)
What is a stage IV Malignant Melanoma?
Stage 4 melanoma means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs, brain, or other organs and tissue.
It may have also spread to lymph nodes that are a good distance from the original tumor. Stage 4 melanoma is often hard to cure with current treatments.
Surgery, radiation, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and chemotherapy are options for treating stage 4 melanoma.
The 5-year survival rates for melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society are:
- Local (cancer has not spread beyond where it started): 99 percent
- Regional (cancer has spread nearby/to the lymph nodes): 65 percent
- Distant (cancer has spread to other parts of the body): 25 percent
The 5-year survival rate reflects patients who lived at least 5 years after being diagnosed.
Factors that could affect survival rates are:
- new developments in cancer treatment
- a person’s individual characteristics and overall health
- a person’s response to treatment
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/melanoma-skin-cancer/treating/by-stage.html
Please give your help and prayer to Aundrea as she handles the day to day needs and treatment and continues her walk on this journey and battle with this difficult prognosis.
Even little gifts add up to be big contributions.
She and We thank you for your contributions, prayers and support!
We here at pH7 Dermatology have set this gofundme up on behalf of our patient Aundrea.
Aundrea is a hard working single mother and full time student who does not have health insurance. We have given her care pro bono, and removed a suspicious behaving mole on October 7,2020.
As it turns out, Aundrea's mole came back as stage IV Malignant Melanoma.
(Aundrea's Actual Melanoma)What is a stage IV Malignant Melanoma?
Stage 4 melanoma means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs, brain, or other organs and tissue.
It may have also spread to lymph nodes that are a good distance from the original tumor. Stage 4 melanoma is often hard to cure with current treatments.
Surgery, radiation, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and chemotherapy are options for treating stage 4 melanoma.
The 5-year survival rates for melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society are:
- Local (cancer has not spread beyond where it started): 99 percent
- Regional (cancer has spread nearby/to the lymph nodes): 65 percent
- Distant (cancer has spread to other parts of the body): 25 percent
The 5-year survival rate reflects patients who lived at least 5 years after being diagnosed.
Factors that could affect survival rates are:
- new developments in cancer treatment
- a person’s individual characteristics and overall health
- a person’s response to treatment
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/melanoma-skin-cancer/treating/by-stage.html
Please give your help and prayer to Aundrea as she handles the day to day needs and treatment and continues her walk on this journey and battle with this difficult prognosis.
Even little gifts add up to be big contributions.
She and We thank you for your contributions, prayers and support!
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Aundrea Pearman
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Johnson City, TN
