Metastatic melanoma patient journey map

T. Throughout the journey: Need emotional and practical skills for coping with stigma and the impact of their disease from others who have been through this experience This has to be better than the alternative. I'm not really comfortable giving I have to believe that I can beat the odds. this treatment 1st-Line Treatment The scan will show if it's working. The waiting makes me so anxious. • Topical • Surgery • Radiation Treatment Decision • Oral Initiation The test showed you would be a good candidate. Weeks 1-12 Who can help us through this? SCAN I'm so tired, It's really hit-or-miss It seems like this itching Yatigue but it's worth it if it keeps me living. treatment is too nausea at this point. hard on you 1st-Line Maintenance vomiting hair loss rash What will i do now? STIGMA I'm tired of being looked at like a monster. No one deserves this. They ask, "How much longer will I need treatment?" I remind them there is no cure. SCAN Next Therapy Initiation SCAN Weeks 12-24 Weeks 25+ Icons Strategic Leverage Points O QOL/Depression Patient's Informal Network $ Financial Considerations SCAN CT Scan SE Side Effect Education B Biopsy Health Ed Stigma Potential biopsy (C) Copyright HealthEd Group, Inc. | healthed.com Stable disease rogression