Skin Cancer
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Has anyone had any experience with PDT - Photodynamic Therapy
A friend recently told me about an AARP article that talked about the promising use of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) on treating melanomas. Does anyone have any experience with this intervention? It looks like I'll be having surgery for an in situ melanoma on my upper arm (I was just diagnosed and although I haven't met with…
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Newly diagnosed, confused and scared
I am 66 years old and just received a diagnosis of melanoma in situ. I was pretty shocked. I only went to a dermatologist because a friend of mine told me that her son-in-law had recently died of melanoma. She strongly urged me to get a “base line” body scan because I’ve never had one. Little did I ever suspect that the…
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New to the discussion board
I am new to the chat forum and to the cancer support site.I had my second biopsy done on my scalp today. The dermatologist did a shave for the first biopsy which came back dyplastic Nevi and pathology requested a deeper biopsy. I had the second biopsy today and I am waiting on results. I have swollen nodes in my groin for…