Hawk's Jarryd Roughead to undergo immunotherapy for melanoma

BREAKING NEWS: Tuesday 31 May 2016 Jarryd Roughead to undergo 12 months of immunotherapy to treat melanoma Hawthorn star Jarryd Roughead says he wants to play AFL again and has no intention of retiring as he prepares for 12 months of treatment following a return of melanoma. Flanked by club doctor Michael Makdissi and Hawks' general manager of football Chris Fagan, an upbeat Roughead spoke to the media on Tuesday after meeting with his specialist to develop a plan to treat his cancer following a biopsy. Dr Makdissi said scans revealed there were four small spots on his lung, and a biopsy on one spot confirmed melanoma. Roughead will begin the immunotherapy treatment next week beginning with four doses three weeks apart. Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2016 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters