T.J. Sharpe Biography

The Patient #1 Blog at http://www.philly.com/patient1/ features T.J. Sharpe, a Stage IV melanoma sufferer, who documents his battle with the disease. Since receiving his melanoma tumor diagnosis in August 2012, he has endured six surgeries and four immunotherapy treatments over the course of two distinct clinical studies. Since January 2013, he has detailed the first failures and strong favorable responses in his blog articles. His is a tale about dealing with severe disease and the challenges one must overcome on a mental and emotional level. He describes how the struggles that cancer patients endure are similar to those that many people experience and presents life through the positive lens of a patient who is on the long, twisting road to conquering the great odds and fatal consequences of melanoma. In addition, he discusses the most recent advancements in melanoma and oncology research, as well as advocacy activities and projects that may be used to educate or prevent cancer in others. He attends cancer and melanoma conferences as part of his advocacy work and blogs and speaks to other cancer sufferers on the most recent scientific developments. To raise awareness of cancer research and advancements, he also collaborates with advocacy groups, clinical trial groups, and the pharmaceutical sector. Many organizations, such as the Melanoma Research Foundation, the Melanoma International Foundation, Patient Power Forbes, Merck & Co., GlaxoSmithKline, the Drug Information Association, and the Milken Institute's FasterCures, have commended his work. He had the opportunity to discuss his experience on Capitol Hill in December 2014 during a special meeting to inform lawmakers on immunotherapy research.

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