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Skin Cancer

33 y.o female survivor with new battle. INPUT please
My name is Jen and i am in remission from stage 2 leukemia. Well my whole life i have had pigment issues with my skin but lately (about 3 years now) ive had these small brown patches developing. Never thought anything about it until 2 months ago. One of the patches on my thigh had started changing color and texture. I…
scrotum cancer
anyone here ever have skin cancer on there scrotum????
Questions about some moles/freckles [images]
I'm a 25 year old skinny brown eyes, black hair Asian male. I guess compared to other Asians I'm not really tanned but I recently went through a spontaneous pneumothorax last month. I rarely ever get sick and been in pretty good shape. Anyways after being in the hospital for 3 days with a tube in my chest to keep my lung…
Pros and Cons of Removing All lymph nodes in the left groin area
I'm a healthy female, married. I was recently diagnosed melanoma and had three sentinel lymph nodes removed from the groin area of my left leg for biopsy test. the result came out that one node was positive and the other two were negtive. My surgeon recommended to have the complete lymph node dissection to removed all the…
Stage IV melanoma of unknown primary
just diagnosed on 7/10. Metastasis was a subcutaneous tumor on back left calf. Pathology says clear margins, PET scan negative for other mets. but,the unknown primary tumor diagnosis means the Cancer came from elsewhere, as yet undiscovered. I am now considered NED , watchful waiting. treatment will be surgery in the case…
Melanoma Treatment Leukine
Hi All, Last year I was diagnosed with stage 3 Melanoma. For the past year I have been administering Leukine shots 2 Weeks On 2 Weeks Off. I am nearing the end of my treatment and I am concerned that the side effects I have been experiencing will continue long after the treatment is complete. The side effects I have been…
squamous cell carcinoma of the kidney
My family member has recently been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the kidney. His kidney was removed after a long standing history of kidney stones, and since, a large tumor grew in its place and has also been removed. He will be receiving chemotherapy. Does anyone know any other option for treatment ?
clear margins
I have squamous cell cancer in my cheek that spread along my facial anerves and has made my left face paralysed. I can't smile or close my left eye. MRI shows the cancer but only where there is a lot in one place. I recently completed radiotherapy at a good cancer center. My Dr said that because there is not one compact…
Mole being removed
I am so nervous I have had several family members with skin cancer and now i have a mole that is 3mm and the dr thinks it is super suspicious. I am 32 and tanned in a tanning bed for 4 to 5 yrs but sense have not. (after aunt was diagnoised i stopped) I have had this mole most my life but in the last yr we have noticed…
Psoriasis
Hello, I found this story about Psoriasis, and found it very unique. I was not aware one can get Psoriasis in the manner it was from this story: "In my late twenties I was diagnosed with Psoriasis. It is a skin condition that creates red dry plaques of thickened skin. At the time I was a single man, and it was very…
Erivedge
Any users?
Mole of 2-3 Years removed question
Hi, I just had a mole removed from my chest for a biopsy, approximately about 4-5mm diametre presenting with the ABCDE's of possible Melanoma. The mole first appeared I think 2-3 years ago as a symmetrical black mole, it has never itched/bled or bothered me, and I didn't think much of it then, I have a similar one on my…
basal cell carcinoma
I have been diagnosed with Bcc on my right cheek by ear. I'm having Mohl's surgery June 1st to remove and am bit scared. I have a lot of moles and get checked every year but worried about getting more spots.
Yervoy
Has anybody begun the Yervoy drug yet? My mom is supposed to start in about 10 days.
vulva cancer, melanoma
does anyone have vulva cancer, melanoma?
I am afraid I have cancer, please help me!
Hello everbody, I am very afraid that I have skin cancer. I have two strange lesions, the first one appeared in June, then disappeared for some days and then appeared again I went to the doctor and he told that is not a melanoma and sent me home, the second one appeared 2 days ago, do you think ant of them is strange? 1st…
Papillary Syringocystadenoma
Very rare Papillary Syringocystadenoma! Radiation but no chemo, aggressive, and very little known as to how to treat it. Scan anxiety so it doesn't become stage three. Anyone out there with this Cancer?
Melanoma Cancer
Hello, I am a Melanoma Cancer Survivor. I have been through 3 surgeries, radiation, Yervoy treatments and have fought the battle since 2001. I am looking to be a support to those going through the disease, or family members of the Cancer patient. Please share your thoughts or stories on here. Have a Blessed Day
Yervoy- Is it working?
I have went through the entire program with Yervoy. This is my story. I had a stage 4 melanoma mold on my back 3.5 years ago. I had surgery to remove the mold. Two months later I found to be "under the knife" to remove lymph nodes under my right arm. I had ct scans done every 6 months for 2 years with know sign of…
Is this really Real ( only one lymph node positive) Is that a better start
Hi I had a mole removed on the back of my leg in November. Since then I have had it come back as Melanoma. It was deeper than 2 when they took the mole off. He did the surgery and also did a lymphn node biopsy on my right groin. I went there yesterday and he told me that the good news is that only 1 node came back positive…
Should I remove my quickly mutating skin spot with black salve before it gets worse?
Hello, It's my very 1st post here. I believe I am displaying symptoms of melanoma. The spot is on my left side, at the mid-rib cage height. Because I am underweight, the skin in this area is very thin, much like the skin around the wrist. 5 weeks ago, it was just a large freckle, with a smooth surface--nothing unusual.…
Private Message Spam
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Fast growing mole on my scalp
The mole was never raised until about a year ago, and over the past year it has doubled in size. It is skin colored and symmetrical. It felt almost like it was an ingrown hair and I picked at it a little and bled easily and was very irritated. It is almost the size of an eraser now. I am certain that I have basal cell skin…
Stage 4 melanoma
My boyfriend of the past three years has just been diagnosed with ecstatic melanoma. They haven't done the test to see if it has spread but by the depth of the tumor the pathologist is fairly certain. Up until this point he had sorta been in denial. i was hoping he would stay that way. Lately he is getting more and more…
Melanoma
I have been fighting Melanoma since October, 2010! It began with a mole on my left flank. I have had 5 major surgeries, chemo (Interlukin2 & Decarbizine), & Radiation. Now it has gone to my left lung & I have been diagnosed as Stage 4. I have had one treatment of Yervoy & will take the 2nd treatment tomorrow. I have…
Discussion Board and Chat Spam
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sqaumos cell and melanoma
I just received notice that a biopsy confirmed my second occurrence of squamos cell. I had my first tumor removed from my forehead January, 2013 and this latest tumior is near my left ear. I have surgery scheduled for January, 2015. I have read alot about the susceptibility of recurrence but my question is whether anyone…
BCC recurrence
Hi, i got diagnosed with nodular BCC in Jan 2005. I was put on aldera cream which didn't work. Later that year they cut it out. In 2008 the lump returned in the same spot. So I had more surgery and they cut from the corner of my eye down to the bottom of my cheek. I got told it shouldn't return again after that. In recent…
Metastatic Melanoma of the Liver
My husband (now age 60) was diagnosed with stage III melanoma on his back in Feb 2013. He had the first surgery (2 inch incision) in the doctors office to remove the over grown ulcerated mole. A week later we were told he had stage III melanoma and they needed to perform more surgery. This surgery had an incision of…
Leukine
In March of 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Melanoma. After surgery and the biopsy it was changed to Stage 3 melanoma. Lymphnodes removed during second surgery and now I am taking Leukine 14days on and 14days off. I am entering the 3rd round of shots. The first round went smoothly except for the first shot and the…

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