Tony - has anyone had pembrolizumab immunotherapy?

I have been offered pembrolizumab immunotherapy. Can anyone who has experienced this tell me what  their experience is please

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  • Hi Carol, I haven’t used this chat thing before so I hope I am doing this right.

    many thanks for your reply and comments. I am a little reassured.

    one thing I am still a bit concerned about isdiet.   In the info. i Had from the oncologist it said to avoid fresh fruit and whole meal cereal, both of iwhich I eat a lot of.  I wonder if you had any issues over diet. Any more info. Would be greatly appreciated.

    Regards,  Tony

  • That's interesting. My partner is coming to the end of his 2 years of pembrolizumab and he was never given this advice. He has had some side effects but the cancer has been held at bay. He has sickness, diarrhea and has developed asthma but he's brad positive so without the medication I doubt he'd be here. Maybe he should have been given that advice as maybe it's to do with how much fibre your body is able to process. Worth asking why they're to be avoided.

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  • That's interesting. My partner is coming to the end of his 2 years of pembrolizumab and he was never given this advice. He has had some side effects but the cancer has been held at bay. He has sickness, diarrhea and has developed asthma but he's brad positive so without the medication I doubt he'd be here. Maybe he should have been given that advice as maybe it's to do with how much fibre your body is able to process. Worth asking why they're to be avoided.

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