TOO TOMORROW ON RIVER CITY LIVE.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH EDEN.
>>> WELL, FOR ALL OF US WHO
LOVED SCANDAL WE HAD AN
EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER RIDE
AND EVERYBODY AGREES WHETHER
THEY LOVE NELLY OR HATE HER.
THEY LOVE BELLA YOUNG.
SHE IS HER WALEAD -- WITH A
LEADING ONCOLOGIST TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS.
LUNG CANCER AND GENETIC TESTING,
CORRECT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I LOST MY DAD TO LUNG LANCER IN
1985 AND IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT
CLIMATE BACK THEN AND A VERY
DEBILITATING TREATMENT.
AND THAT IS WHY I'M SO GRATEFUL
THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTNERED WITH MURK AND SIX
ADVOCACY GROUPS TO CREATE THE
CAMPAIGN AND THE WEBSITE,
TESTTALKTAKEACTION.COM.
SO MANY ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE
IN THE VERY RECENT PAST IN TERMS
OF LUNG CANCER TREATMENT.
THERE IS BIO MARKER TESTING NOW.
EVERY CANCER IS DIFFERENT.
THERE IS THE LITTLE CODES ON THE
TUMOR THAT TELL YOU WHAT KIND OF
DANCER YOU HAVE.
ON THE WEBSITE PEOPLE CAN LEARN
ABOUT BIO MARKERS AND PRINT OUT
A PAGE TO TAKE TO THE DOCTOR'S
OFFICE IN THAT ROOM AND A LIST
OF QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO HAVE
PREPARED.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR.
AND A PLACE TO WRITE DOWN THE
ANSWERS BECAUSE IT'S TOO
FRIGHTENING TO TAKE IT ALL IN.
ON THE WEBSITE PEOPLE CAN ALSO
LEARN ABOUT THESE WONDERFUL LUNG
CANCER ADVOCACY GROUPS. I KNOW
WE FELT VERY ALONE GOING THROUGH
THIS PROCESS AND I WANT
EVERYBODY OUT THERE TO KNOW
THERE IS A REAL OR VIRTUAL
COMMUNITY WITH YOU 24/7.
>> HOST: THAT HAS TO BE SO
HELPFUL.
DOCTOR, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
CHANGES YOU HAVE SEEN OVER THE
YEARS?
IN THIS TESTING.
>> I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES
OVER THE YEARS.
FOR ONE THING LUNG CANCER IS A
DISEASE THAT IMPACTS A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
IT'S NICE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY
GOING DOWN BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
SMOKING LESS.
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART IS
QUIT SMOKIN
I HAVE A PROFESSOR THAT ARGUES
WE SHOULDN'T TREAT CANCER POSHS
BUT THIS -- PATIENTS BUT THIS
HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITING THINGS AND THESE BIO
MARKERS ARE FOUND ON CANCER
TISSUE AND IT HELPS US DETERMINE
WHAT PATIENTS WOULD BENEFIT THE
MOST FROM.
FOR EXAMPLE FOR LUNG CANCER WE
HAVE THE EGFR TESTING AVAILABLE,
THE ELK TESTING.
IF ANY OF THESE ARE POSITIVE WE
CAN USE DRUGS THAT SPECIFIC
TARGET THESE MUTATIONS.
THE MOST RECE DEVELOPMENT IS
IMMUN
IMMUNEO THERAPY.
IT'S BASICALLY DRUGS THAT HELP
STIMULATE A PATIENT'S OWN IMMUNE
SYSTEM T FIGHT THE CANCER
SO TESTING F PBL1 CAN
DETERMINE WHAT PATIENTS WOULD
PROBABLY BENEFIT MOR FROM THE
TREATMENT.
SO IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.
IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE,
TESTTALKTAKEACTION.COM, PATIENTS
CAN FIND INFORMATION TO HELP
THEM AND UNDERSTAND MORE AND
TAKE THIS INFORMATION.
IT'S REALLY THE FIRST
CONSULTATION THAT IS NEEDING THE
PHYSICIAN TO TALK ABOUT
TREATMENT AND IT'S VERY SCARY
AND CONFUSING.
HAVING THIS MATERIAL CAN EMPOWER
THE PATIENT TO DISCUSS WHAT
TREATMENT IS REALLY APPROPRIATE
FOR THEM.
>> HOST: AND A LOT OF
INFORMATION -- I'M GLAD YOU GAVE
A WEBSITE.
TESTTALKTAKEACTION.COM.
MELANY, USING YOUR FAME TO BE
ABLE TO SPREAD THE WORD MUST
OFFER YOU AT LEAST SOME SENSE OF
CONSOLATION.
I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR FAMILY'S
LOSS.
WHERE ARE YOU EVEN FINDING THE
TIME?
YOU HAVE THE TV SHOW.
YOU'RE A SINGER, A PRODUCER, YOU
DO SO MUCH.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
I -- IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME TO
BE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS
AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOU
TAKING THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT
THIS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS WATCHING
AND THEY MIGHT GET THE
INFORMATION TO THE RIGHT PERSON.
ANY LITTLE HELP TO GET THAT
RIPPLE EFFECT OUT THERE, I WANT
EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT RECENTLY
THERE HAVE BEEN SUCH WONDERFUL
ADVANCES AND OPTIONS AND I
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO TO THE
WEBSITE AND HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH THE DOCTOR AND GET THE VERY
BEST TREATMENT.
>> REPORTER: I HOPE THAT'S WHAT
WILL HAPPEN AND THANK YOU,
LADIES, FOR JOINING US TODAY ON
RIVER CITY LIVE.