After facing the threat of active war, Many of the veterans Also reward battles with cancer.
One of these is John Ryan from Aldie, Virginia – A US Navy The veteran who was diagnosed with lung cancer after his service in the army for 30 years.
Since it was recruited in October 1962, it has been a lot of military service for the leader “shrouded in secret”, according to a report issued by the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) in November 2024.
“I survived cancer – this is what I cut from my kitchen.”
In an interview with a camera with Fox News Digital, Ryan participated that he joined the “nuclear energy program” in the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, during which about ten nuclear submarines began.
The United States is inspecting a destroyed Soviet shipment off the coast of Cuba on November 12, 1962. (Getty Images)
Ryan retired from active military service in 1992, then he retired full time in 2000 to spend time with his family in northern Virginia.
In 2013, Ryan called his doctor after he started spitting blood and sent to the emergency room. His diagnosis was dark: a glandular tumor in stage 4, known as the name Non -small cell lung cancer.
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Ryan underwent four sessions of chemotherapy at the National Military Medical Center Walter Reed, but he did not improve. He also suffered from the remaining side effects of both Chemotherapy and cancerIncluding fatigue, pain, loss of weight and pleura.
When searching for a second opinion, Ryan Jolie Brahamer, PhD in Medicine, met in John Hopkins, Maryland. It was recorded in Clinical For immunotherapy – a type of treatment that uses the patient's immune system to fight cancer – which started in October 2013.
The veterans face a 25 % higher risk of lung cancer due to exposure to toxic substances during military service, according to the Ministry of Old Warriors Affairs. (Istock)
Lung cancer is a greater threat to veteran community, which faces 25 % higher risk due to exposure to toxic substances during military service, according to Braram.
After four batches of Nivolumab (OPDIVO) over a period of nine weeks, RYAN CT tests revealed a 65 % decrease in the tumor size, he told Fox News Digital.
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He said: “The 65 % shrinkage was great, and then this type of walking – I was hanging to 84 % of the shrinkage.” “I used to offer a normal life.”
Along with immunotherapy, Ryan also underwent a body Radiotherapy (SBRT), a very targeted type of radiation, which led to the arrest of his tumor without almost any side effects except for simple itching.
John Ryan (right) was photographed with Dr. Julie Brahamar, PhD in Medicine, Jones Hopkins Medicine. (John Ryan)
Although his cancer improved, Ryan hit a large barrier in 2022 when he began to face a breathing problem and the development of chronic pneumonia, which he shared could happen in patients receiving long -time immunotherapy.
“Psychological difficulty in staying inside During Covid-19 It was relatively easy, because I spent a profession in nuclear submarines. Thus, the wrong thing was not bad. ”
“Get a good sleep at night, get rid of it, and the next day you will have some blessings that you can start at least.”
“But what was very difficult for me was the unknown path forward, while increasing inflammation and reducing the ability of the lung,” he added.
The Ryan's immunotherapy trip lasted for 100 months, as it collected hundreds of 160 -mile round trips to Johns Hopkins and more than 225 missions. Today, the veteran is free of cancer.
“What was a big challenge for me was the unknown path forward, with increased inflammation and reduced lung capacity,” said Ryan (unaccounted). (Istock)
Ryan participated that one of the best tips he received was from the Walter Reed nurse, who was explicit about his health.
She said: “Let's cut into the chase, Sony Boy, if you don't take this, you will die.” I said, “Well, let's sign it, are we?” repeat.
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She said, “You need to take this seriously. Don't look for things that worry you, because you can really outperform the axis with pressure and uncertainty.”
The nurse also told Ryan: “Working in a frenzy has no value at all. Get a good sleep at night, get rid of it, and the next day you will have some blessings that you can start at least.”
Ryan (in the picture on the left) advised other cancer patients to avoid the work of themselves “in madness” and to stay positive. (John Ryan; Estok)
Also veteran Thanks to his faith To give him strength to overcome cancer. He said, “You have to paint your hope and courage from a place. Faith was high,” he said.
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“I had a military discipline father, so I would like to say that the worst thing could happen was not the trouble of me. I am just going to go forward. Then with quality people (give me) encourage to do so.”
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At the CRI 2022 symposium, Dr. Brahamir talked about the success of the development of immune therapy, describing it as the “new basis” of lung cancer at various stages, as well as others Chest cancer Like medium epithelium tumor.
“The new treatments will continue to build on these successes,” she said. “We still have a lot of work to do in these settings. We can definitely improve treatment.”
Dr. Jolie Brahammar participated in a seminar how immune therapy has become the option of the highest treatment in some lung cancer cases. (Istock)
Brahamir expressed that “there is hope” for long -term control over the disease and perhaps even treatment.
She said: “It is very important (for patients) to ask.” Is immunotherapy suitable for me, regardless of the stage and type of cancer I have? “
“You have to paint your hope and courage from a place. Faith was high.”
Ryan CRI told that immunotherapy represents “an attractive possibility for treatment without serious side effects related to surgery, chemotherapy or radiation,” adding that clinical trials are necessary “for the approvals of the drug system and safe and viable treatment.
