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Skin Cancer

Archives for May 2013

Decadron Questions
I'm new to the site but have been reading quite a few of the posts for a few days. My 51 year old wife was diagnosed with Stage III Melanoma on the upper part of her back just under 6 years ago. The doctor had found a few cancer cells in an "in transit" lymph node on her back but after consultations with our oncologist and…
Melanoma
I have just completed my 5th week of radiation therapy after 4 surgeries this year. Yesterday I began losing my voice and having difficulty talking. No pain or difficulity eating, when I feel like eating. Mt radiation /Oncologist is off for the weekend so I cannt ask about this. The treatment area is on my left chest area…
new here
I was diagnosed with melonoma stage 3 this week. looking for all encouragement I can get
in fear of loosing hope
I was 19, It all started when I found out I was pregnant, March 2011they found a skin tag on my neck stage 4 Malignant Melanoma, I had surgery when I was three months pregnant and then at eight months pregnant they told me to have an early delivery for another surgery, this time they removed six lymph nodes from the same…
they want to do a complete lymph node dissection CLND
Hi just diagnosed with nodule melanoma. 1.9mm after a SLND found 2 of the 3 lymph nodes with cancer the doctor is setting up a complete lymph node removal under my arm. I've read this really doesn't help. So has anyone done this or not and what was your results. I have 3 young children so some of the meds I just can't see…
new here...and need advise
Hi All...My BF husband dx in 11/2012 with stage IV melanomaa. It was in the lungs,arm,knee,shin and foot. he had surgery to remove 3 tumors on the arm and surgery to remove the sausage size tumor on the foot. He tried the IL-2 @ Roswell (in Buffalo NY) and was only able to receive 4 doses due to heart issues and a fatty…
I fear my cancer is back
I was dx with stage 3 melanoma in 1998 and to date have been blessed to have not had a reoccurance but am scared that my cancer might be back, the other night I had an itch on my back , so, I scratched it and knew something was not right, I felt a little lump and it felt "rough", my husband took a picture of the mole so I…

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