Profiles in Survivorship: Bob Heffernan

To me, being a cancer survivor means...13 more wonderful years of life! When I was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma back in 2007 the odds of survival were not great, but the treatment I received at Yale kept me alive until researchers could deliver life-saving therapy. The doctors and research scientists at Yale are in daily contact with other researchers around the nation and the world. For me, that meant working closely with the National Institutes of Health where I became one of the early cancer patients on an immunotherapy trial. Today, it's being used to treat many different cancers. My husband and I embarked on a new life and were able to live a dream of buying a busy country Vermont inn. Now it's retirement full of good health and love. I am forever grateful!