My doctor said without operating on cancer,
I'd be dead before Christmas 2020
– Ryan, cancer patient
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This is Ryan's Story
Late in 2019, Ryan and his partner, Carlie, were thrilled to welcome their second child, a baby daughter named Skye. But, that joy rapidly turned to pain, as soon after, Ryan was diagnosed with stage four melanoma.
He remembers, “I had a bit of a lump on my left groin, so I went to the doctor.” By the time Ryan’s biopsy confirmed his diagnosis, his tumour had grown.
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Ryan’s cancer was really big, “…about the size of a fist. I also had three other smaller lumps. Both my first oncologist and the surgeon said it was borderline inoperable.”
Ryan’s baby girl was only three months old, and with his oncologist telling him his tumour was borderline inoperable, he was worried he wouldn’t have much time left.
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Ryan had been a volunteer firefighter, as well as his regular employment, but he didn’t have sick leave and was worried about how he would pay for treatment?
“The financial stress was worse than the stress about dying. I just thought, I can’t afford to die right now.”?
Not only did his workplace all chip in to offer him some financial relief, Ryan was relieved to learn that there would be financial help from Cancer Council available, too.
WE'RE CHANGING MELANOMA OUTCOMES
Your gift can give people like Ryan more time with their children.
Dr Tiffen and her team are looking for new treatment approaches for advanced melanoma through epigenetics.
Epigenetics is the study of the information layered on top of DNA. When this additional information changes, it can change the way a gene behaves, and may lead to changes in cell behaviour (i.e cancer). In the lab, the team will test different epigenetic approaches to control histone methylation in melanoma.
Dr Tiffen hopes their research will deepen our understanding of the epigenetics?of?melanoma, as well as identifying potential new treatment approaches to improve outcomes for patients with advanced melanoma.
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