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getting care
I was wondering if there are any ideas on what to do if you are uninsured and have no savings or resources. I was recently diagnosed with skin cancer. It is basal cell carcinoma so from what the doctor who diagnosed it says it's not that bad. I'm not sure how long I can let it go while I try to figure finances out. The doc…
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someone please help
my husband got diagnosed with braf mutation melanoma in july he has aproxamitly 25 internal. he is currently a trial patient on the lgx818 drug 450 milagram a day, when he first started he was on 550 milagram a day. is there anyone that has been on this trial drug to give me some feedback on side affects. last pet scan has…
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New to this site
Hi! I am a skin cancer survivor and I just joined this site. Any advice as to how it works? Thanks!
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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…
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Malignant melanoma with metatsis
Mets lung , lymh node and subcutaneous tissue
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Metastatic Malignant Melanoma
My husband was diagnosed with Metastatic Malignant Melanoma just 3 months ago - with NO prior outside lesion/skin activity. At a routine checkup a spot was noticed on his lung..... Then from there CT scans, PET scans, ..... Biopsy showed Metastatic Malignant Melanoma, in the spine, hips, sacrum area, etc..... Ended up…
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Metastatic Melanoma
Lungs, liver & spin, right lymph nodes
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Groin Lymph Node Dissection
I am married and mom to 4, grandma to 1. I am from Seattle and for now living in Ny State. I have Melanoma, stage 3b now. I had a surgery already to remove skin surrounding a mole and had one lymph node removed in the groin area. But I have to go again on Nov. 14 at Roswell to have a Groin Lymph Node Dissection on my left…
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history of bcc, and now i suddenly have had a small ,dark, uneven pigmented freckle turn up on my ba
hi i have so far had 3 superficial basal cell carcinomas, by the age of 38. i grew up in australia and despite having pale freckly skin that never tans, and trying to avoid the sun, i still had a number of blistering burns as a child, and sun burn was part of the summer...even with reapplication of sun cream, i would end…
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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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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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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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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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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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Melanoma Survivor
Hi there! I'm new to this, but really felt like hearing other people's stories of living with malignant melanoma diagnosis. I was diagnosed in July/2000, I noticed a mole in the center of my back had turned black and it began itching and bleeding. Went to the doctor, was referred to a dermatologist, and was told the…
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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.
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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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Just found out my husband has cancer!!
I just found out my husband has Ocular Melanoma. (cancer in his eye) He is only 30 years old! i am 26. The tumor is now too big to be removed by Radiotherapy treatment. So only solution is to remove the eye. At first this came as a shock of course, but the most important thing is to get rid of the cancer right? Well for…
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triple wammy
Hi y'all. Just thought I'd stop by from the kidney cancer forum. Had a left nephrectomy in march 2011. Became very ill this past winter with many mets in my lungs, liver, chest cavity lymph nodes, spine and pelvis. I qualified for the MDX-1106 trial and since spring I have made remarkable improvements. I'm back to full…
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dissability and employment
if i am out of work w/approved short term dissability benefits and my employer announces an area wide surplus or layoff,can they just let me go w/no benefits?
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Merkel Cell
May 2, 2012 My mother just diagnosed 4 days ago & trying to find info, feedback on Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. And decide where to go to have surgery & start treatment. Also Dr. Coit in NYC of Memorial Sloan Kettering. (he is taking so long to get into see) where Dr. Nghiem & his team in Seattle have been very helpful &…
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Yervoy injections
Hi my name is Joyce,I am starting Yervoy today. I would like to hear from others who have been put on Yervoy, and how they experienced side effects. I have "occult metastatic melanoma" stage 4, with a primary tumor in my esophagus. I have had a course of chemo with Taxotere and Carboplatin,which stopped being effective,…
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Yervoy Insurance Coverage
Have you generally found that yervoy is covered by insurance?
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New melanoma victim...
For anyone out there who has experience with this battle, I would love to discuss what may be upcoming for me. I went for what I thought was a cosmetic procedure and a couple of weeks later, walked out with a lab report stating 'very worrisome for malignant melanoma'. I live in Iowa and my primary care Dr. is sending me to…
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UVA case trial for melanoma
Found a knot on my shoulder/neck that turned out to be Melanoma. The oncologist is sending me to UNIV of Virginia case trial. Was just wondering if anyone had gone through this.
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Melanoma metastisized to liver and lungs
I recently received confirmation that spots on my liver and lung are from an original melanoma tumor that I had removed in October 2009. I was 36 when if found the original spot. It was stage II level IV and had spread to one lymph node. That node was removed and benign. I have had routine scans every three months since.…
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NIH Clinical Trials...Any past recipients
Is there anyone out there whom have participated in a NIH Clinical Trial in Bethesda, Maryland? Wondering what your experience was like....
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Recurrent SCC on lip?
So I posted recently on HNC board about just having a tongue biopsy under the left side of my tongue on Monday. I had Mohs surgery on Feb. 28, 2012 to remove SCC from my right lower lip. The tongue biopsy was recommended by my dentist who found a white patch last week that should be looked at that I didn't even know about.…
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Spots on liver and lung
I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in September 2009 at the age of 36. It was stage II Level IV. It had spread to one lymph node, but was benign. During a routine CT scan in September of 2011 a 3mm spot appeared on my right lung. Scans in December 2011 showed no change to the spot on my lung but another spot appeared…
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Nerve damage Side affects from Radiation Therapy of the Face
One year ago I had radiation therapy as a preventative precationary treatment: after excision of a maglignat melanoma tumor from beneath the skin on the right side of my face. The cancer I had is know as "desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma". The radiation thereapy went well and I wore a mask over the untreated area during…