Help Cuan fight Melanoma skin cancer

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CUAN WALKER
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Durban
South Africa
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Started 2 months ago
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Help Cuan Fund a Year of Melanoma Immunotherapy Treatment

My name is Cuan Walker. I’m 41 years old, and recently my life changed in a way I never expected when I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer.

What began with the removal of a lesion from my arm was confirmed to be invasive melanoma. I subsequently underwent further surgery to remove a wider area around the melanoma, together with a sentinel lymph node biopsy and a skin graft to repair my arm.

Unfortunately, pathology showed that the melanoma had reached one lymph node under my arm, meaning my melanoma is classified as Stage III.

The good news

After receiving the positive lymph-node result, my greatest fear was whether the melanoma had travelled elsewhere in my body.

Thankfully, my PET/CT scan showed no evidence of distant metastatic disease or spread to my organs or bones. There is currently no evidence on the scan that the melanoma has progressed to Stage IV.

I am incredibly grateful f...

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Campaign Updates

C. WALKER • 2 Oct '26
Hi everyone! A quick update on my treatment journey. Discovery declined my immunotherapy as my current plan does not cover this costly medicine. I can only upgrade from January at an extra R7-8k per...

C. WALKER • 8 Sep '26
I wanted to take a moment to share a deeply honest update on my healing journey and where things stand with my treatment. On the surgical side, I am recovering well from the wider excision and nod...
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