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Skin Cancer

Interleukin-2 or IL-2 Have you experienced this treatment?
My wife has been diagnosed with stage 4 Melanoma after being cancer free 18 years from melanoma and her oncologist has prescribed Interleukin (IL2)chemotherapy for her. Has anybody had any experience with this chemo treatment? Our journey starts in August with the IL2 treatments. JR1949
About to start Interferon
My husband is to start Interferon on July 13, 2009. He is 67-but is excellent health except for the melanoma stage 3. He will be going to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for the first 5xweekly shots, then he will give them himself at home 3xweekly. He has had the wide incision and only the sentinal lymph node was cancerous. The…
Interferon and Trying to get Pregnant
Hello everyone! Brief history of me: 38 yrs old male, had "blemish" on left cheek that was malignant melanoma, surgery with large scar (no worries, chick dig scars!) lymph nodes came back neg...but DNA mapping showed positive ties. Starting interferon via medi-port next Monday. The question is this.......my wife and I were…
looking for melenoma survivers
i'm looking to find melanoma survivers that have had a recurrance that has spread to other parts of the body.I had melignant melenoma removed from behind my right knee and from the sentinel lymph noid .This was 8 years ago. After some right leg problems I went to docters to find out that cancer has spread into my lymph…
Melenoma
July '08 diagnosed melenoma on my back. August '08, two nodes under my left arm were removed and both were metastisized melenoma. A week later they removed 25 more under the same arm. 1 more node was positive with cancer..I did radiation as a follow up from the surgery. A year to the day I am told it might of moved to my…
Looking for advice, please. Melanoma
Hello, I'm not really sure if anyone can give me advice, but I wanted to try. I recently seen my dad, whom I am not seen for about 2 yrs now. I seen a growth of some sort on his head and asked him what it was. He said he believed it was melanoma (which from comparing it to pictures that I have looked at online, I really…
Recurrance melanoma
if anybody have recurrance melanoma. I would like to know what treatments have you consider? Thanks,Clarence
melanoma - severe atypia?
My dad is currently fighting stage iv melanoma (his 3rd melanoma diagnosis). There's a strong familial occurrence for melanoma for my relatives under 40. All my life I've been educated about melanoma and seeing dermatologists regularly. I just had two moles removed with pathology reports as "moderate atypia" and "severe…
Need hope, and need to pass on good stories to my step father!
Just joined this site, not for me, but for my step father Brian. He was just diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma. He went in today to find out everything from his MRI to his PET scan. They found a spot in his bowel, a spot that is leading to his bowel (can't remember the name), and spot in his lung. They aren't going…
just finshing up high dose interferon
Well my husband is just finshing up the high dose interferon and it's been rough on him, seems like he has had it all and Iam wondering how he is going to handle the shots at home. I guess iam thinking that he might feel a little better if he can sleep the side effects off at night. Iam looking for some support and other…
MelanomaLevel4-survivor
Hi Guys, just to offer a word or two of support. Just under 2yrs ago I was diagnosed with a level 4 Melanoma. (I self diagnosed, got the refferal wrtten and faxed it off to the melanoma unit). As it wasn't a mole, or a freckle (just a slight red patch) they were unsure. A biopisy ws taken, and sure enough it was melanoma.…
interferon for 6 months
Hello everyone. I was just wondering if there is anyone out there still on interferon and how they are doing. I was diagnosed with stage 3 metastic nodular melanoma last sept. I had just had my first child and then 2 weeks later found out. I had 2 surgeries, one on the sight and then one to remove my lymph nodes it had…
cancer center questions
Just got results on Friday. Clarks' stage III. Question is, I have been referred from my doc to a ENT, because of the location (near the back of my neck. I have looked into this ENT and looks like he does deal with neck and throat cancer patients. My question is should I just go with this ENT my doctor recommends or should…
luekine
Hi Everyone.... just learning the site's technology and I replied to a thread instead of introducing myself. So please bear with the repeat introduction.... I had surgery on 1/16/09 for removal of a blue nevus from my temporal muscle and the pathology came back stage III melanoma. I had a clean pet scan following the…
basal cell surgery Oct 23rd 2006
on my webpage here...is a pic of me...the day after I had my surgery done on my nose...11 stitches...what can I put on it to cover the scar up ?
Mohs surgery
Hi, I had mohs surgery 3 days ago and am so worried about the scare. it is about 1 1/2 inch long and runs down under my eye. I had stage 2 bcc skin cancer, I have been very depressed since I have been given this diagnosis, any help from anyone would be grateful. Judy
Interleukin II Treatment Pending, Looking for Support
Hello All, My good friend Chris has been fighting malignant melanoma for the past 16 months. Recently he completed a 52-week session of interferon and the prognosis in December looked promising. Unfortunately a recent PET scan revealed that the cancer has metastasized to his liver, 2 lymph nodes and 2 other microsites. The…
kicking he crap outta squamous cell
hi everybody, my husband was diagnosed with this last easter.the size of the wound was the size of your foot on his upper leg.he has done 12 rounds or stronger strength chemo and 30 days of terrible strong rad. the wound is 2/3rds smaller.docs are falling over them selves.are we allowed more chemo or rad if a bit is left?…
need help convincing uncle to get treatment for basal cell carcinoma
I'm hoping someone here will be able to help me out, and I apologize if I'm posting this in the wrong forum. My uncle currently has basal cell carcinoma; he has had 3 of them previously which were removed, but according to him, the doctors cut too deep and the biposied areas hurt too much while healing, and he doesn't want…
Melanoma
Why do they call it skin cancer when I'm not sure it really is? It's very touchy because I know people who've had it and it's "deeper" than that.
How soon to biopsy suspicious lesion?
I'm writing to hear anyone's experience on first biopsy of a suspicious lesion. My brother died 13 months ago of melanoma; 2 years after his diagnosis. His lesion was on his index finger nail bed (he had lost the nail years prior). The dermatologist misdiagnosed it as granuloma and sent him to a hand surgeon who…
Metastatic Melanoma, need advice!
32 years of age. When I was 18 I had a malignant melanoma mole removed from my neck. Everything else was cleared and I did follow ups for about 4-5 yrs with no recurrence. This year, back in March I noticed shortness of breath and went in for a check up. Dr. ordered chest x-ray which showed numerous lung nodules. Then he…
recovery
Hi! I am new here, and I am in much need of a point of view from a melanoma survivor. I feel guilty even putting myself in that class, as I have never suffered or become ill as a result of my cancer. I had a mole on my right inner thigh removed because it was suspicious and showed signs of change. This was done in late…
Flat Black Moleq
I had a scary flat black mole appear on my upper back a little over 1 month ago. I went to the doctor last Wed. she immediately cut the mole out and sent it away for a biopsy. I'm so scared...the doctor said it was a 3mm mole with a little red ring around it.... Is it dangerous, am I going to be OK
squamous cell carcenoma
my husband is suffering from huge leg swelling from chemo due to im assuming vthe drugs............can anyone out there offer any info at all? ried july 23? 8am to get into chat - seems to be off line....just wondering if the water gain is because of trouble in liver or kidneys?
struggling on interferon
Hello everyone. I'm new to the board, was diagnosed june with stage 3 metastic mel. 1 positivie node, had both the SNB and LND surgeries, now on 1 year interferon. I got through the IV month but to my unpleasent suprise I am finding the lower dosage self injections to be quite hard. Lots of depression, severe fatigue,…
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Any Advice Please
My partner (43 years old) had an odd looking mole on his back in Oct 2007. He had it looked at and the biopsy showed it was a melanoma (1.4mm deep) - which was removed along with 1 lymph node under his arm. In May 2008 he had a routine PET scan which showed up totally negative. Then in early June 2008 a lump appeared 2cm…
I just found out I have skin cancer as a direct result of the radio therapy I had 7 years ago....any
I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma about 7 years ago and now I have my secondary cancer I was warned about...what's next? At 27 I'm now fighting my second bought of cancer. I know i will be ok but I feel frustrated.
Newly Diagnosed
I was diagnosed in July, 2007 with melanoma that was found in a cyst in my armpit.Since then I have had a Ct scan, PET scan, MRI of the brain, and this past September had 13 lymph nodes removed. Everything has been negative so far and I got very depressed wondering why I am I going through all of this. My oncologist says I…

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