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Skin Cancer

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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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?
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 &…
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,…
Yervoy Insurance Coverage
Have you generally found that yervoy is covered by insurance?
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…
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.
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.…
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....
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.…
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…
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…
Any help would be very much appreciated
My cousin, who is like a brother to me has stage 3 melanoma, recently diagnosis, they found out in Jan, 2012. He will start undergoing interferon treatments on March 12. He will have them Monday thru Friday for a month, thru IV. After that he will have injections 3 times a week for the next year. He still has a PET scan…
Anxiety about interferon treatments, any advise?
Hello, Had surgeries in the fall 2011 to remove tumors in both left and right axilla. Only one or two extra nodes infected. Oncologist recommends the one year of interferon alpha b. I have been voraciously reading horror stories on the web and not sure if I am up to this. In addition to anxiety about feeling ill for a…
Melanoma metastasis to the spleen
Does anybody on here have any information on melanoma that has metastasised to the spleen as the primary organ? Do you know if they remove the spleen? Thank you
Need Advice about SCC
I have had a lump on my top of my left hand and one on my r. index finger for 2 months. I thought that they were warts and used wart remover on them for a couple of weeks but the next day they would be right back. I went to a dermatoligist and he cut some off and they were SCC. When the nurse called to tell me I was very…
Help me keep positive over the recent news on my fathers melanoma
Please help me! I don't really have anyone to talk to that knows what I am going through . My dad is 800 miles from me and I got news today that his melanoma has spread to his brain! I need to keep positive but all I keep finding is bad things about it. Have others survived this? First was a baseball size mass 4 years ago.…
Special stain? New here...
At this point I am pretty nervous. I went to the dermatologist and she removed what I thought was a mole on my face. She was suspicious about it being basal cell and was sending it to the lab. I called yesterday to check on the results and was told that it was being sent for special stain. I have tried to research why this…
Alternative treatments at the same time as IL2
Hello, My brother,37, was just diagnosed with metastasized Melanoma in his left lung. He starts his Il2 treatment on February 6th. I have been doing non-stop research on this since I found out on Sunday. I have come across some very interesting treatment to do at the same time as the Il2. PectaSol-C to slow down the cancer…
Dad is through with his Melanoma battle
Just wanted to say that Dad has passed after nearly a year struggle with very advanced Melanoma. I posted on the Grief board.
Melanoma Stage 4
People we have known or know. Stage of their or your cancer. Questions?
Radiation for melanoma in brain
My husband (60 yr) noticed a lump in his left groin back in July. He has been through surgery to remove the original lump (malignant melanoma) and again in September to remove all remaining lymph nodes in the groin area. No point of origin was ever found for the melanoma. He had CTs, PET scans and a brain MRI. Everything…
BCC
I've had a large spot on my back for several months and whenever I ask my husband he says its nothing. I finally went to my Dermatologist and after a biopsy it came back Basal Cell. I've told my husband and family and they say its really nothing and not really considered "cancer". I know it may not be as serious as some of…
Melanoma-specific support program
I'm born and raised in Jersey, but am the furthest thing from a beach bum that you can get. I'm neon white; I think about sun and I burn (thank you, Irish heritage). I've worn SPF 100 sunscreen every day, year round since my husband was diagnosed with melanoma on November 23, 2005 (it killed him on April 17, 2008). I've…
MELANOMA AND BONE CANCER
HELLO,MY NAME IS RHONDA. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON THIS BOARD. I AM WRITING ABOUT MY 39 YEAR OLD BROTHER,RANDY.NOV.25 I HAD TO TELL MY PARENTS ABOUT MY BROTHERS CONDITION,STAGE 4 MELANOMA AND BONE CANCER.ALL FROM A MOLE THAT FELL OFF. RANDY HAS CANCER CELLS ALL OVER HIS BODY. SOME GO AWAY AND MORE COME OUT.HE HAS TUMORS ALL…
Severe Atypia result from biopsy
Hi all! I've recently had a number of moles removed and I'm really concerned about the results. I had 2 moles removed in Aug and one came back with a report of severe atypia. My Dr did a re-excision of the area and removed two more suspicious moles at the same time. One was an 8mm mole on my chest. I received a copy of the…

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