Initial biopsy showed stage 1B for boyfriend's melanoma. Will there be further surgery required ?
Hi I’m new to the group my husband has received a stage 1b diagnosis at 0.9mm and advised he needs a WLE and lymph biopsy how long do you generally wait for the next procedure after receiving lab results?
Hi, my Dad has just completed his 4 doses of ipi/nivo and has had his first dose of the single nivo. He is suffering from severe itching amd has been given various creams and tablets but nothing seems to be working. Has anyone had something that works...
A few weeks ago I had a ct scan and I was told that they could see compared to the ct scan I had in the past for something different that my lymph nodes in armpit were different so I now have to have them biopsied under local using ultrasound. I have...
Has anyone suffered high blood pressure for the first time after immunotherapy? I have never had high blood pressure in my life but after one treatment of Pembro i was told it was a bit high but now after 2 treatments I check it myself and it is gradually...
Good morning. Hope everyone is doing ok. At the moment i am stage 3B, MRI brain scan came back clear, PET/CT scan came back clear as well. I started taking the full does of Dab/Tram on the Monday the 26th February, so now on my 10th day. (i was...
Hi, I was referred to dermatology clinic regarding a recent (suspected) squamous cell lesion on my chest. The dermatologist agreed that it was likely a basal or squamous cell carcinoma and referred me further for biopsy. He also checked a mole on...
Hi everyone, My mum's a stage 4 melanoma patient. She had a positive scan in late January showing that all the tumours in her body and brain had reduced in size, then four days later she was given an emergency scan which showed that she had severe...
My dad has had a mole on his neck for years, 12 months ago we noticed it getting bigger but thought nothing of it. Fast forward to end of November last year it is bleeding/weeping so much he has to wear a plaster over it. He went to the GP and they referred...
Hi, My husband has recently been told he will have to start single dose immunotherapy treatment every 6 weeks . The melanoma is a metastatic cancer that has spread to his lung.Chris has a heart conditio (cardiomyopathy with arrhythmia) and takes a lot...
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