The recent approval of an immunotherapy cancer medicine for a wider range of cancers offers renewed hope for South African patients battling the dread disease. Immunotherapy is an innovative new form of treatment that enlists the body's own immune system to fight cancer. It is one of the most exciting developments in the oncology field and can reduce the need for major treatments such as chemotherapy. Cancer patient Jo-Anne Cogan, who was diagnosed with stage-four metastatic lung cancer in 2018, spoke to Lulu Gaboo about how this breakthrough cancer treatment has changed her life.