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cobalt 60 skin cancer
About 58 years ago I was exposed to cobalt 60 just below my knee caps. Then approximately 15 years ago, cancer started to appear in that area. In the last 2 years I have had six operations and 3 skin grafts, one which recently has been healing for 3 months. It appears to me that cobalt 60 may be the cause.
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melanoma recurrence, help!
help! i am so devastated. it was found in my groin area. i have to go to md anderson in houston on the 10th of july. they will probably do surgery. i am so scared i dont know what to do. can anyone help me? i need someone to talk to!
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Reoccurance of melanoma, now in brain/intestine/both lungs
Hi everyone, I've been writing on the lung cancer board because my mom has been batteling lung cancer for almost two years. Well, now I find myself here because my Dad's melanoma that he had removed from the top of his head three years ago has returned, and it's in his brain (three leisons), in both lungs and his…
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Really Large Melanoma Tumors...??
Does anyone have experience with really large melanoma tumors rather than many small ones (especially on the liver)? BACKSTORY: My 32-year old sister was diagnosed with ocular melanoma four years ago and had her eye removed at the time. A few months ago, she started having mild seizures and other signs that something might…
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sleep aide link?
I've recently been diagnosed with insitu melanoma and have been looking all over the internet for answers to calm my fears and panic. I've been taking prescription sleep aides for another condition and came across an article that suggests these sleep aides can increase the risk of skin cancer. Wondering if anyone knows of…
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squamous cell carinoma or not...
shalom to all. I'm 44, British but live in the south of Israel, and a mother of 3 a month ago, a few spots appeared on my face and neck. one which was above my ear but below my hair line was very painful, and as much as I tried (and I did!!) it would not be squeezed or popped! The others spots disappeared but this one just…
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Completed all 4 rounds of Yervoy
Today was my husband's last dose of yervoy. He survived with minimal side effects. The biggest one was fatigue. Seven months from diagnosis...I am wondering how long til strength gets re-gained? Does it come back after all 4 doses of Yervoy? Anyone have any stories to relate on the subject?
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My mom diagnosed with Merkel Cell starting radiation tomorrow can she take Host Defense medicinal mu
Found studies that it helps when doing chemo (and afterwards good studies for it all round) AND no negative info out there on it interfering with the radiation treatments. Advised against anti oxidents so off those but mushrooms not anti ox. Any one know anything? Thx ahead of time if so. Be well to all, L.