Author: Cheryl Stratos

  • Team Fighting Melanoma

    Team Fighting Melanoma

    Celibrating National Melanoma Awareness Month! This May my friends joined me in the fight to stop melanaoma. The dollars raised went to develop melanoma research.  I want to thank each and every one of you for helping me stand-up to melanoma. Our race raised nearly $100,000.  And I have to say with a little help…

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  • Success!!

    Success!!

    A message from my wonderful husband who worked so hard to keep me around: —- 5 years and 3 months ago we got bad news – Cheryl had Stage IV melanoma cancer. The doctor said she had 6 – 8 months left, to get her affairs in order. No quitters, she decided to roll the…

  • Happy New Year, Everyone!

    It’s 2015, and its a “new dawn” for all things to come! I want you all to know I’m thankful for so many things….. Having another healthy year, filled with new adventures…. My husband, Mike, and my son, Sergei always by my side – they make me laugh out loud….. My amazing horse, Yildren. He…

  • HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

    Five years ago today I was diagnosed with Stage IV Melanoma cancer and given 6 months to live. I am thankful for every day I have been given, an amazing husband, Michael Stratos who would not give up, his positive energy kept me alive to fight another day, my supportive family and friends who hung…

  • HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

    Five years ago today I was diagnosed with Stage IV Melanoma cancer and given 6 months to live. I am thankful for every day I have been given, an amazing husband, Michael Stratos who would not give up, his positive energy kept me alive to fight another day, my supportive family and friends who hung…

  • FDA approved Merck’s anti-PD1

    Yesterday the FDA approved Merck’s anti-PD1 drug for use in metastatic melanoma. This drug has the best response rate of any drug approved for melanoma, and everyone expects big changes because of this approval. Keytruda is only approved for patients who have progressed on ipi and, if applicable, on a BRAF inhibitor. I am quite…

  • FDA approved Merck’s anti-PD1

    Yesterday the FDA approved Merck’s anti-PD1 drug for use in metastatic melanoma. This drug has the best response rate of any drug approved for melanoma, and everyone expects big changes because of this approval. Keytruda is only approved for patients who have progressed on ipi and, if applicable, on a BRAF inhibitor. I am quite…

  • Surgeon General Takes Notice of Skin Cancer Risk

    YEA TEAM! I am very excited to see the Nations Doctor (Surgeon General) stand up and take notice on a familiar skin-cancer prevention message and recognize the impact that it is having on America. Skin cancer has increased 200 % since 1973 with the dawn of the tanning beds and the hope of acquiring a…

  • Surgeon General Takes Notice of Skin Cancer Risk

    YEA TEAM! I am very excited to see the Nations Doctor (Surgeon General) stand up and take notice on a familiar skin-cancer prevention message and recognize the impact that it is having on America. Skin cancer has increased 200 % since 1973 with the dawn of the tanning beds and the hope of acquiring a…