Marilyn Zagha-Keeshan's Shares Extraordinary Treatment During Clinical Trials
Marrow Masters
English - September 21, 2022 13:14 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education bone marrow transplant stem cell transplant graft versus host disease caregivers cancer survivor patient cgvhd acute gvhd immune system Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Survivor Marilyn Zagha-Keeshan joins us today. An immunoblastic T-cell lymphoma survivor, Marilyn volunteered for not one, but two clinical trials. She talks about the helpless feeling that came with her cancer diagnosis, but the empowering feeling that came with volunteering for clinical trials.
First, she participated in a trial for Azacitidine, which was given to her in between chemotherapy treatments. Marilyn talks about the resources available to her - from the staff to a detailed calendar. She really felt like she was given exceptional care.
She also volunteered for a clinical trial centered around acupuncture. While she was part of the "control arm," meaning she didn't receive the actual treatment, she talks about the benefits of being involved with that as well.
As it turns out, both treatments are now being used at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where Marilyn was treated. And it's thanks to volunteers like her.
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