Hi, I am new to this forum but not new to the cancer - had lung cancer removed in February 2019 and do far remained cancer-free. However I spotted a suspicious mole on my back - 3 out of 4 ABCD symptoms. My biggest problem is that I can't get a GP appointment...
Was told yesterday after 12 very positive months on Targeted Therapy, as I am BRAF positive, that there are small leesions showing in multiple locations on my spine and that I need to move to Immunotherapy combination of IPI/NIVO ASAP. I trust the science...
Hello could anyone tell me what treatment options have been offered after complete axillery resection of a metastatic melanoma?
My 51 year old husband was first diagnosed with melanoma 5 1/2 years ago when we found a mole on his scalp. He had a sentinel node biopsy at that time and it came back clear. 6 months later it metastasized to 3 lymph nodes. He was on keytruda for 18 months...
I was diagnosed with a T2a melanoma at the start of this year and had a WLE, skin graft and sentinel lymph biopsy at the beginning of Feb. This was done at a different hospital, as mine does not offer plastic surgery. My hospital discharge notes said...
Hello I am just wandering what treatment options people have been offered at this staging?
Hello everyone, I had a WLE on the 26th Feb for Pt1a on my shoulder. A few days after the op I received a letter saying a telephone consultation had been booked for the 17th April. At this stage the biopsy wouldn’t of been done but the telephone consultation...
Anyone struggling with support since diagnosis, waiting to go hospital for WLE and lymph node to be taken for testing, got told I have melanoma after a biopsy in February, worried, scared!!
Hello everyone, my partner has melanoma. CT scans came back clear of spreading after numerously chasing up the results. He had a pre op appointment 5 weeks ago, and we've heard nothing! He's chased it up a couple of times, and all tbey say if there's...
I’m a month post radical lymphadenectomy in my axilla and yesterday had 1100ml of seroma drawn out of the area. It has been very uncomfortable and restricting. Has anyone else had such a large build up of fluid? Can you have the area drained multiple...
