Monterey, CA Skin Cancer Usually Benign But Late State Melanoma Can Be Deadly : Drugs Coming To Market

Skin cancer typically is easily treated in its early stages.  Some types, however, can be deadly if not caught early.  Bristol-Myers Squibb recently received Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an advanced skin cancer treatment drug called Opdivo.  This is the second drug the company has brought to market which works by unleashing the body's immune system to attack the tumors.  It's the eighth drug that the FDA has approved for late-stage melanoma, which historically has been fatal in most cases.  This is great news.  The war against many different types of cancers is being fought and won.