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Skin Cancer

My mom has cancer
My mom has stage 4 A squamous cell caner. She has had 2 surgeries to have it removed from front side of her tonuge. Now it is in her lyph nodes of the side if her neck. We are trying to decided best treatment for her. She is thinking surgery then radiation/ chemo.
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to those who've alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of private message spamming. If you received a message from rita44556 prompting you for money,…
I'm feeling lost
I've already beaten a Clark 4 melanoma when I was 15. Then at the age of 23 I fought and beat pancreatic cancer. That was a hard fight that I barely made it through. Now the day after my 27th birthday doing my routine pap smear my Dr says it looks like the melanoma is back. This one doesn't look like the first one it's…
Squamous Cell and Lung Transplant
Hi. I hope it is okay to post here. My husband is the patient but does not go online. I need info. He had a lung transplant 3 1/2 years ago. He has done pretty well until his skin cancer (face) metastasised. Now he has a second tumor in his peretoneal cavity. He has decreased kidney function, so could not have the chemo…
Melanoma in georgia
My Mom was just diagnosed with melanoma and live in North Geaorgia... I am looking for amazing doctors/oncologists etc in Atlanta or North Georgia: I know this survivor family knows a lot, and I need local resources...Thanks sooooo much!!
Board hopping and have a question ..
I am hopping over from the CRC board .. I was wondering if anyone could help with a bit of a concern. I recently had a mole removed that became itchy and bleeding. I do not know how long the mole was there. The dermatologist does not seem overly concerned but sent it off for biopsy anyhow. My question is the area is still…
melanoma and leukine
My 22 yr old son is treating his melanoma with leukine.Injections 14 days on 14 days off for 1yr. I've not been able to connect with anyone else out there who is doing this same therapy. His Dr. said this is a very new treatment. My sons' Dr. is consulting with the Mayo clinic. Mayo recommened this treatment. He is stage…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Some of you know that we have had previous problems with a particularly tenacious scammer named sarah, and unfortunately she has struck again. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of private message spamming. If…
Basal cell/nose flap
Hello, Just curious if anyone has had a nose flap and what is recovery like. I'm 44, this is my third bcc, had one removed in 2010 from forehead with clear margins and shoulder in 2013 with c mAr Nose is 0.60 cm, had general surgeon remove it with 3 stiches, margins were not clear and was referred to plastic surgeon who…
New to this board
Hi, I am new to this board. My husband is a stage 4 melanoma patient. He has been in a clinical trial for a MEK inhibitor for over 2 1/2 years, which has worked for him. He had a check up and CT (chet & abdomen) yesterday as well as an ECG. On the way home he had an episode of memory loss and disorientation. I call his…
What the heck did the dermatologist do to me!? Nitrogen?
The dermatologist I went to was roughly 80 years old. I know age shouldn't matter. But he's a hard core, old school type of guy. I got to ask no questions, he asked no history, nothing. I showed him the "spot" I was worried about on my chest. He said "huh...yea we could probably take that off". I asked him what he thought…
Basal a Cell Carcinoma
I've just been dx with basal cell carcinoma on my forehead. My biopsy report said it was deep at margins. I was told I will need mohs surgery and plastic surgery to repair. im a little scared about the process. I'm scheduled for surgery in August. That's the soonest it could be coordinated with plastic surgery. Has anyone…
In a panic: New brown spot on my skin
I'm worried tonight: Do new dark brown, raised spots normally appear on people in their 30s? I thought benign spots were only a sign of aging. I just discovered a new dark brown spot on my skin where there was none before. It seems to have appeared almost overnight, or at least grown very quickly. It looks symmetrical, mid…
All CSN members are invited!
It’s finally happening! We are happy to announce that as early as tonight, a new Chat application is being launched on CSN. It is NOT Java-based and it DOES support members using mobile devices. To access chat, you must be a CSN member and logged on. Once logged on, all you have to do is click chat in your left navigation…
What happened??
How fast can a melanoma spread? Months?? Years??? I've always had a mole on my right side, and to the right of my breast. Ever since I can remember, its been there. As I got older, the mole grew. It became larger than the end of a pencil eraser. Then about 8 months ago a little red dot appeared inside the mole, at the…
need info one the vaccine???
my husband has just had a reacurrence of melanoma their talking about a study does anyone have any info
Melanoma
I am a stage 1b melanomas survivor. I was diagnosed on 4-1-11 and have been considered NED since 4-27-11. Anyone else out there with melanoma that wants to connect?
Black Patches around Knee
I am 32 years old on my right knee I have strange black spots more than 10 since from last 5-6 years now . They never caused any problem , never spread , the patches don't have any bump and they don't feel any different when touching ..They don't itch as well.. Is it something to worry about ? What is the worrying sign for…
Spam Emails
We have been made aware of another round of spam emails being sent to users. While we try to have security in place to handle such emails, we cannot always catch them all. If you have received an email asking for money, please do not respond to the email or the private email address that was given by the sender. Please…
I fear my cancer is back
I was dx with stage 3 melanoma in 1998 and to date have been blessed to have not had a reoccurance but am scared that my cancer might be back, the other night I had an itch on my back , so, I scratched it and knew something was not right, I felt a little lump and it felt "rough", my husband took a picture of the mole so I…
Melanoma
I have been registered since April 2009, but post very seldom, but I do read all the posts, and answer when I feel I can I was originally dx with stage 3a melanoma in 2009, had been NED until Jan 30 2013, had surgury in my right clavicle lymphnodes, which ended up being melanoma. I have been on a clinical study since, and…
Melanoma in Transit found 7 years after Original Diagnoses and Surgery
Hi, I was Diagnosed with stage Ia Nodular Melanoma in 2007 via biopsy. I went through a battery of tests and underwent surgery to remove my axillary lymph nodes and a large area of tissue surrounding the initial lesion (wide excision). Histopathology/Immunochemisty confirmed that margins were clean so were the Nodes. About…
perineural invasion of face due to squamous cell carcinoma advanced case
My dad's was finally diagnosed with squamous cell carcinonoma that has infiltrated his facial nerves. He went undiagnosed by doctors for five months with terrible ear pain and now some paraysis of right side of face. No excision being done, only radiation recommended. Have read that chemo with radiation may be better,…
perineural invasion of face due to squamous cell carcinoma advanced case
My dad's was finally diagnosed with squamous cell carcinonoma that has infiltrated his facial nerves. He went undiagnosed by doctors for five months with terrible ear pain and now some paraysis of right side of face. No excision being done, only radiation recommended. Have read that chemo with radiation may be better,…
Interferon / Roferon Side Effects.
Hi, Diagnosis: Nodular Melanoma, Breslow 5mm, Clark IV, no ulceration, no periphereal lymphoadenopathy. T4NoMo. I was on Biological therapy with interferon alpha 2b. I went through the induction phase. 5 days a week 30 MIU INTRON A intravenous. My liver was so damaged by the end of the month that my doctor thought i had…
new here just had BCC removed
hello, just had surgey on left cheek removing basel cell, it looks like the scar will be from corner of eye down side of nose to chin.i was told 2% chance it will return. I'm fair skin blue eye and dont lay in sun just turned 59..i fear i have more on my back.my question is i was told should wear hat and sunglasses.…
Difference between SCC and SCC in Situ
I recently was DX'd with SCC which was eccised with clean margins. The same day that was done, there was also a punch done on arm which came back BCC. When I went back to have the BCC excissed, the surgeon saw a 'spot' on other cheek she wanted checked. Path is that it is SCC in Situ. So what is the difference in SCC and…
CSN study FAQ
Please excuse the long post. A number of members have posed questions on the discussion boards or emailed me for more information about the CSN study that has been underway since November 2013. I thought it might be helpful to post the most common questions and my answers. What is the CSN survey? What is its purpose? The…
Melanoma -Treatments?
Just had my 1st Oncology appointment yesterday and received the news. I have no knowledge of Melanoma Spitzoid Type and have never met anyone that has been at stage 3 or 4. MELANOMA has spread to at least the sentinel node, microscopic amount less than .5mm Still waiting for the Insurance to give prior authorization for my…
Stage IV melanoma
Dear All, it is nice that there is a network where we can read some gudilines but still have to ask if someone has opinion regarding melanoma, my brother Rok was diagnosed 12/18/2013. Just to describe his case. He was born in 1977 in Celje, Slovenia. In beging of december he sneezed and he felt a very intenese pain at the…

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