Skin Cancer
Discussion List
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squamous cell spreading and other questions
Hi Everyone~ This is my first post here, I just found this community a few days ago. It seems like a very welcoming place to go for information and experiences. I had a very small squamous cell tumor removed from my face a few weeks ago. She said the margins were clear and I'm not doing any systemic chemo or radiation for…
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looking for melenoma survivers
i'm looking to find melanoma survivers that have had a recurrance that has spread to other parts of the body.I had melignant melenoma removed from behind my right knee and from the sentinel lymph noid .This was 8 years ago. After some right leg problems I went to docters to find out that cancer has spread into my lymph…
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New to melanoma
I just discovered this discussion forum and already I am glad I did. Last night I asked my wife if I should be finding someone to talk with about my/our experience with melanoma. I just had surgery a month ago to remove a large melanoma from the back of my head. Still waiting to hear from the surgeon and oncologist about…
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No Health Insurance
Hi everyone! Well here it goes..... I decided to go to a dermatologist after my cousin, age 44, died of melanoma on April 16th of this year. I saw her boys in the funeral receiving line and I didn't want that to be my 3 boys, so I made an appointment to have my body checked BC I am fair skinned with lots of freckles. They…
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About to start Interferon
My husband is to start Interferon on July 13, 2009. He is 67-but is excellent health except for the melanoma stage 3. He will be going to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for the first 5xweekly shots, then he will give them himself at home 3xweekly. He has had the wide incision and only the sentinal lymph node was cancerous. The…
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cancer center questions
Just got results on Friday. Clarks' stage III. Question is, I have been referred from my doc to a ENT, because of the location (near the back of my neck. I have looked into this ENT and looks like he does deal with neck and throat cancer patients. My question is should I just go with this ENT my doctor recommends or should…