Immunotherapy: Helping Barry's Body Beat Cancer | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

To read more about how Dana-Farber's immunotherapy discovery is helping Barry beat lung cancer, visit http://www.discovercarebelieve.org/ Transcription: Barry: Well, I had pain in my neck, and I went to the doctor, and he said, “It looks like you have some infection, so let’s monitor for about a week and it should be gone.” So, the long and the short of it is, by the end of the next week, I was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. So, you know—hey, what can I say? Speaker 2: What did you say? Speaker 3: Yeah! What kind of went through your head? Barry: Well, I wasn’t afraid. I didn’t think I was going to die. I have a relationship with God, and I felt like God told me, “You know what? I want you to have a testimony.” So, I started treatment, and after I went through radiation and I went through chemotherapy—and those treatments weren’t working—I went back to my primary physician and I said, “You know, I’d like to see a lung cancer specialist,” and he said, “Well, you get a second opinion, and that person is at Dana-Farber. Can I make an appointment?” I said, “Yes.” Speaker 3: What have been some of your most memorable moments at Dana-Farber? Barry: When I was first diagnosed, they told me I had 2 years to live. See, you want to be at a place where they have hope, and they're going to fight as hard as you fight. They treat everyone there as if there’s every possibility in the world that they can heal you, that they can cure you, that they can bring you through your situation. Speaker 2: So, for people that are watching right now, why Jimmy Fund? Why help? Barry: It’s amazing to see so many people affected by cancer, but it’s also amazing to see how many people that are affected are living good, are living well, are being cured from cancer. Speaker 2: So Barry, will you get on the bike and show us what that good work at Dana-Farber has got you? Barry: Sure. Speaker 2: Now, you couldn’t walk last year, and now you're hopping on this bike. Barry: Well, since you're videotaping, I will put my helmet on! So, hopefully we’ll raise enough money that they can eliminate it altogether, you know?