Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free

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CONFERENCE LIVE WHEN IT HAPPENS. IN THE MEANTIME, WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THIS STORY OVER THE SUMMER. A NORTHERN KENTUCKY MAN WHO HAD STAGE FOUR MELANOMA HAS BEATEN HIS CANCER. THAT’S RIGHT. JESSE BREWER SAYS DOCTORS TOLD HIM HE WOULDN’T LIVE TO SEE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S SEAN MCKINNON JOINS US IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LAW. JESSE WANTS TO HELP. RIGHT. AND WHAT HE SAYS KEPT HIM ALIVE AT VILLA MOKA IN VILLA HILLS. I WANT TO HEAR EVERYTHING. COFFEE KEEPS THE CONVERSATION FLOWING, AND JESSE BREWER HAS A LOT ON HIS MIND. THE SMALLEST THINGS MAKE YOU THINK OF YOUR OWN MORTALITY EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS. HE’S CONFRONTED WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ALIVE. IN AUGUST, THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS TERMINAL AND I WASN’T GOING TO MAKE IT GET MY AFFAIRS IN ORDER. IT SENDS CHILLS DOWN MY SPINE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AGAIN. BUT IT’S THESE LADIES, JESSE’S ANGELS. HE CALLS THEM, WHO SAVED HIM FROM STAGE FOUR MELANOMA. HE BELIEVES HIS ANGELS WERE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS RADIATION IN KEEPING HIM ALIVE. I THINK IT’S FATE THAT BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER TO LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER. AND, YEAH, I JUST COULDN’T HAVE BEEN LUCKIER. GOD KEPT HIM HERE FOR A REASON. FOR ALL OF US. NOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD PERSON LIKE HIM, HE NEEDS TO STICK AROUND. AT FIRST, DOCTORS IN CINCINNATI DIDN’T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE LUMP UNDER HIS ARM. BREWER GOT RADIATION AT SAINT ELIZABETH’S AND THEN TRAVELED TO TEXAS TO GET THE TUMOR REMOVED. DOCTORS SAY HE’S NOW CANCER FREE. A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE HAVE HELPED MAKE MY LIFE LIVABLE AGAIN. BREWER’S BATTLE WITH CANCER. HIS ANGELS SAY, CHANGED ALL THEIR LIVES. HE WAS SO POSITIVE. IT WAS JUST LIKE, WELL, IF ANYBODY’S GOING TO DO IT, IT’S GOING TO BE JESSE. IT WASN’T HIS TIME. HE’S GOT WORK TO DO. SEAN MCKINNON, WLWT NEWS FIVE. BREWER BELIEVES SUNBURNS GAVE HIM MELANOMA, AND HE WANTS TO HELP PREVENT SKIN CANCER. HE WANTS TO GET A LAW PASSED THAT WOULD REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY TO MAKE SUNSCREEN ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT SCHOOL.

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Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free

A Northern Kentucky man who was diagnosed with a rare tumor was told he had just months to live.Now, Jesse Brewer has beaten the odds and is cancer-free.In the months leading up to his diagnosis, Jesse Brewer was already dealing with tragedy. His brother died of a heart attack last December, prompting him to go in for a check-up.While seeing his doctor a short time later, Jesse asked about a lump that he noticed under his armpit. Brewer was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma, stage 4 skin cancer.Last month, Brewer traveled to Texas, where a surgeon at MD Anderson removed the tumor from Brewer’s left arm. Previous radiation treatment took the tumor from 13.5 centimeters to 7.5.Brewer praised a special group of neighbors in Taylor Mill who call themselves "Jesse's Angels." Whether it was getting him out of the house or giving him a ride to the airport, he said support from everyone in his community saved his life.“I think it's fate that brought us all together to live right next door to each other and I just couldn't have been luckier,” Brewer said.

TAYLOR MILL, Ky. —

A Northern Kentucky man who was diagnosed with a rare tumor was told he had just months to live.

Now, Jesse Brewer has beaten the odds and is cancer-free.

In the months leading up to his diagnosis, Jesse Brewer was already dealing with tragedy. His brother died of a heart attack last December, prompting him to go in for a check-up.

While seeing his doctor a short time later, Jesse asked about a lump that he noticed under his armpit. Brewer was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma, stage 4 skin cancer.

Last month, Brewer traveled to Texas, where a surgeon at MD Anderson removed the tumor from Brewer’s left arm. Previous radiation treatment took the tumor from 13.5 centimeters to 7.5.

Brewer praised a special group of neighbors in Taylor Mill who call themselves "Jesse's Angels." Whether it was getting him out of the house or giving him a ride to the airport, he said support from everyone in his community saved his life.

“I think it's fate that brought us all together to live right next door to each other and I just couldn't have been luckier,” Brewer said.

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