POISON Drummer Rikki Rockett “Cancer Free”
July 13, 2016, 8 years ago
In a new post on his Instagram account, Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has been declared “cancer free.” Rockett was diagnosed with tongue cancer in last summer.
Instead of planning gigs with his band, Rockett found himself fighting for his life last summer. Rockett was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue.
The San Diego Unio-Tribune reports that Rockett was not only concerned about himself, but also being around for his 3-year-old daughter, Lucy, and his 7-year-old son, Jude. Rockett is recovering now, thanks to an experimental cancer immune therapy given at UC San Diego that has nearly eradicated the tumor.
To give other cancer patients hope and knowledge, Rockett recorded a video discussing his experience - the fear, the uncertainty, the quest for options, and finally a treatment. Most people don't know what cancer immunotherapy is, and Rockett wants to get the word out.
Early this year, Rockett went to UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, where cancer immune therapy is a major emphasis. Under the care of Dr. Ezra Cohen, Rockett underwent treatment including a "checkpoint inhibitor," a drug that removes a defense cancers use against the immune system.
Read the full story and check out video footage at The San Diego Unio-Tribune.
