The Brief
- An 82-year-old Safety Harbor veteran is seeing improvements after receiving a pineapple-derived treatment for a rare form of cancer.
- Moffitt Cancer Center doctors say traditional surgery was considered too risky because of his age and previous cancer diagnosis.
- The treatment helped shrink Ed Meyers’ tumor by more than one-third and improve his symptoms.
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. – An 82-year-old Safety Harbor veteran is getting his life back after doctors turned to an unusual treatment for a rare form of cancer.
Unusual treatment
What we know:
Ed Meyers is a Vietnam Army veteran who previously battled leukemia.
Then, he was diagnosed with mucinous appendix cancer, which caused a tumor that affected his appetite and left doctors looking for an alternative to traditional surgery.…