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Health Oakville-based Melanoma Network of Canada says it is pleased with Health Canada's approval of the treatment drug Yervoy, in a recent statement. Yervoy, an ipilimumab injection, is now accepted as a first option for the treatment of patients newly diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. The news follows a report issued earlier this year by the Canadian Cancer Society concerning the rise of skin cancer in the country. "After so many years of having very few options that actually impact survival, there are a lot of good things happening for melanoma and having approval of Yervoy as an initial therapy for newly-diagnosed patients is the latest," Annette Cyr, Melanoma Network of Canada chair, said in a news release. "It's very good news for those patients who, unfortunately, will receive this diagnosis in the future. What's really positive is that many Yervoy-treated patients that we know of are living years longer. "As patients, we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of other new treatments that activate the immune system and even combi- 43 | Thursday, September 25, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" Health Canada approves new cancer treatment drug After so many years of having very few options that actually impact survival, there are a lot of good things happening for melanoma and having approval of Yervoy as an initial therapy for newly-diagnosed patients is the latest... we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of other new treatments that activate the immune system and even combinations of therapies that have the potential to be gamechangers. Melanoma Network of Canada chair Annette Cyr nations of therapies that have the potential to be game-changers. It's very reassuring to know that melanoma is finally becoming a priority." According to the release, Yervoy works by stimulating the body's own immune system to fight the cancer. It was approved in 2012, but only for patients who could not tolerate, or who had failed on, other therapies. Melanoma is one of the fastestgrowing cancers worldwide with an estimated 6,500 cases being diagnosed in Canada this year and approximately 1,050 dying from the disease, according to the Melanoma Network of Canada. "If you had asked me five years ago what it was like to treat patients with advanced melanoma, I would have told you that what we had available to us was not very encouraging," medical oncologist, Dr. Anthony Joshua, said in the release. "Today, not only do we have options for our patients with what's already been approved but there are newer treatments on the horizon and the data that we've seen looks very promising. "The news about Yervoy will certainly impact the way we manage the newly-diagnosed patient with this disease. 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