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Posted 2015-06-22T14:56:18Z

June Update

Just a brief update as there is little to add since our last post.  Steve is faring much the same as last month with no obvious changes good or bad.  He did see a well-respected oncologist at Duke last week for a second opinion.  The Duke doc has been conducting some promising research/clinical trials in the area of immunotherapy, but he said unequivocally that colon cancer was not responsive to this approach.  In essence, he agreed with Steve’s current treatment plan with a couple of tweaks here and there.  We liked him enough and found his thoughts on Steve’s case to be sufficiently helpful that we may well check in with him again in the future when/if we reach a crossroads regarding treatment choices.  In the meantime, Steve will continue with his bi-weekly chemo infusions at UNC for two more months, then another scan to check on the metastatic tumors, then a treatment plan based on the scan results.[...]