Skin Cancer
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healing ? after edc procedure
I had the edc procedure done a little over 3 weeks ago to remove a bcc. Since then the tan scab where the bcc was has fallen off and the skin looks almost normal, but around the healed part is a red ring about the size of a quarter. Nothing hurts, I have no fever, and no oozing occurred during the healing process. Why the…
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News: Milkweed and Skin Cancer
Just sharing as I look into milkweed (petty spurge) sap or derivatives as a treatment for future basal cell carcinoma. BBC: "Common weed petty spurge 'could treat' skin cancer" (2011) "The study involved 36 of such patients who collectively had a total of 48 non-melanoma [skin cancer] lesions. "Each was treated with the…
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Multiple Cases of BCC, Starting in 20s
Hi! I would like help understanding why this happens. In the past 10 years, I've had four cases of BCC and at least one diagnosis of precancerous cells. (I'm attempting to get copies of all my lab reports.) I'm not yet 35. I also have an autoimmune didorder and am prone to skin tags, rashes, and facial acne. Is it all…
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Pain
I was diagnosed with melanoa in October 2017. I had surgery on my chest above mostly my right breast but a little above my left. It was a very large scar and to remove it he went all the way down to the muscle on my chest. Ever since then I have had pain in my underarms and on the sides of my breast. It gets so bad that my…
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? about type of bcc surgery done
Today on my back I had the electrodessication and curettage procedure. Being it took about 5 minutes to do can someone tell me if this procedure is any good compared to others? Thanks