When Others Don’t Care About Skin Cancer...It seems like saying others don’t care about your health is sad or ridiculous, but it’s sometimes true. I recently read a story about a man using an umbrella on...reactions1comment
Pyogenic granuloma or nodular melanoma??...Hi all! I'm new here and wanted to get your opinion(s) on this growth that started on my thumb only two weeks ago. It has grown fast! It is also...reactions3repliesSymptomsSurgeryTips & Advice
Mohs procedure for basal cell carcinoma in the extreme elderly...My 92 year old mother has a basal cell carcinoma on her lower shin. The doctor recommends Mohs (it's what he does) but I have second thoughts due to mom's...reactions1reply
basal cell carcinoma treatment...My mother is 92. She was diagnosed with a BCC on her lower shin. She has had several on her face and they were treated with the Mohs procedure. I...reactions1reply
Taking Vitamin Supplements to Try to Help Prevent Skin Cancer...Can taking a vitamin supplement help to prevent skin cancers? That was a question I had several years ago. At that time, it seemed I was constantly needing areas biopsied...reactions2comments
What is the worst part of having chronic skin cancer issues? How dod you deal with it?...We all have unique challenges and ways of facing them. How do you face yours?...reactions4repliesCoping
Sometimes the Little Things Can Get to You...Sometimes, the effects of skin cancer come in little pings. Or as I said previously (mixing my metaphors here), as a drip, drip, drip. An annoyance here, a pain there...reactionscomments
What to Say to Me When You Discover I am a Skin Cancer Patient...I don’t like skin cancer. I don’t like having it. I don’t like worrying about it. I don’t like trying to prevent it. I don’t like going to the dermatologist. I don’t like...reactions4comments
Did any of your moles look like this?...I was diagnosed with skin cancer. Im not asking for medical advice. I'm just curious. Is this what your mole looked like at first too or was it different?...reactions1replySymptomsDiagnosisMetastatic Melanoma
"Eat, Sleep, Tan, Repeat?" Are You Kidding Me?...Local tanning salons are NOT throwing in the towel. I won’t give them credit for much, but I have to say they are persistent. They are nothing if not hellbent...reactions12comments
When Your Dermatologist is in a Hurry...I went to my appointment yesterday and I was on time but my dermatologist was behind, so when he got to see me he tried to make up some time...reactions2replies
Efudex to the scalp …. Again...After four days of application of Efudex to my scalp I was using water to wipe off the previous application and noticed bright red blood on the tissue. I stopped...reactions17repliesTips & Advice
My Daily Dilemma: Another Skin Cancer Recurrence?...In June 2018, I had an unusual growth on my lower lip that was eventually diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma. I was referred to a plastic surgeon in hopes of...reactions11comments
Efudex treatment...I am on Day 18 of a 28 day course of treatment with this chemo cream, can someone tell me if this is a normal reaction I'm not sure whether...reactions9repliesTopical MedicationTreatment
Spotting Possible Skin Cancer in Others - I’ve Taught Him Well...My husband told his mother that she needed to get checked for skin cancer. Spotting possible skin cancer in others? I’ve taught him well. Recently, my mother-in-law was hospitalized for...reactionscomments
Newbie...I just started my treatment a few days ago, applying on my nose and a couple spots on my face. How soon after Application can I feel comfortable touching the...reactions1replyTips & Advice
Managing fear...I have melanoma on the inside curl of my ear (helix). I noticed something happening with a mole there last year, but being in the midst of debilitating grief over...reactions3repliesCopingSurgeryTips & Advice
Nothing Like a Good Talk With Myself About Sun Protection While Exercising...As I was about to head out for a morning run on an already hot day, I said to me, myself, and I, “You should take off the blue shirt...reactionscomments
Mrs...I have just finished using Efudex. Is it ok to moisturise with CETRABAN or E45 Cream and apply makeup?...reactions1reply
Do I Need a Second Dermatologist?...You can’t make this stuff up and I am not. I have heard all of these since I started seeing a dermatologist regularly in 1988. That was the year that...reactions22comments
