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EPISODE 29

Skin in the Game: Outsmarting Melanoma with Immunotherapy

May 28, 202538 min

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This is Cancer: Ep. 29 – Skin in the Game: Outsmarting Melanoma with Immunotherapy

Featuring Alice Zhou, MD, PhD; and Dean, a cancer survivor

When Dean’s skin cancer returned, it required intense treatment to stop the fast-spreading disease. Find out how he and his WashU Medicine medical oncologist Alice Zhou, MD, PhD, reacted to the side effects of his treatment and found a pathway to remission.

About This Episode

When Dean’s skin cancer returned, it required intense treatment to stop the fast-spreading disease. Find out how he and his WashU Medicine medical oncologist Alice Zhou, MD, PhD, reacted to the side effects of his treatment and found a pathway to remission.


“This is Cancer” is brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine and produced at Spot Content Studio in St. Louis, MO.

Episode Topics

Alice Zhou, MD, PhD Immunotherapy Melanoma Skin Cancer Sun Damage

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