Jun
17
2009
Nathan’s Blog Updated
Nathan Calhoun’s Blog- updates from his recent surgery experiences. (read nathan’s blog)
Surgery Objective:
To remove 3 tumors and enough of the lung to extract “t-cells” also called lymphocytes, and successfully grow them outside of the body. Lymphocytes attack the tumors and try to destroy them but can’t do it in such small numbers. The institute is going to grow them by the thousands and when I start chemo/radiation/interleukin, they will infuse my body with these cells hoping to destroy the cancer. This surgery has been described as invasive as open heart surgery, and the recovery takes months. (read more)