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Skin Cancer

Archives for July 2011

News about vaccine for bcc and scc
I'm from Australia which has a high skin cancer rate. I've had 3 bcc's on my face since 2004, and something on my back I am now getting checked. Today's Sunday papers had a story about Professor Ian Frazer stating he is about one year off developing a vaccine to prevent bcc and scc. Not melanoma sorry. Prof Frazer invented…
Spindle Cell Skin cancer? 7/25/11
Hi All: I had a hard white bump on my upper arm (last fall) - looked like a zit but it was more of a waxy thing - I picked it off and there was a small hole in my arm, little blood, and it scabbed and then the white bump returned - I did this about 3 times with the same results. I had my dermatology check up a couple…
Ugh...again?
I can't believe I am going through this again! In Aug, 2007 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was 37 with no family history. 4 surgeries, 6 rounds of chemo later, I had a 92% 5 year survival rate. I came out of it in a better place. I was at a regular checkup with my oncologist last week and asked her to look at a…
vulva cancer, melanoma
does anyone have vulva cancer, melanoma?
The ABCD(E) of melanoma
Hello, I'd like to hear from you what you think about The ABCD/E method. Is it good for self-detection and/or prevention? What your doctors say about it? Best wishes, R.

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