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Yesterday I had my pet ct scan results showing that originally my stage 1a melanoma is now in my lymph node in my armpit and 1st rib, it's now stage 4. I'm struggling to get my head round things, I start combination immunotherapy in a couple of weeks...
Hi, I had a stage1 melanoma removed from my upper right arm 3 years ago. I decided to have surgery to check if my surrounded lymph nodes were cancerous ... they weren’t. They removed some surrounding tissue so the margins were clear. I have since been...
can anyone help with what I should be wearing now in sun? I have bought sun sense for the face and ultra for the body. Also bought some maxi skirts and t-shirts but these don't cover full arms. also need to invest in some hats but not sure what material...
Just wondered if anyone following the WLE was increased in staging?
Hi guys This is my first post but Im not completely new to the forum. I've read lots of articles, etc on here. I'm looking for a bit of advice/reassurance about a mole my wife showed me this morning. She's had an unchanged mole on her back...
Hi everyone , so I had a biopsy 6 weeks ago removal of a mole , did not hear anything for 6 weeks then eventually I had a appointment with the consultant, I was rather shocked when she told me it was melanoma in situ non invasive , the next step was to...
Have been offered this treatment Anybodies experience would be welcome
Hi I am a mum who is waiting to hear if my son has Melanoma he recently discovered a mark on the bottom of his foot which looked like a piece of fluff from his sock and when he brushed his foot it didn’t come off then he realised this was actually on...
Has anyone been diagnosed with melanoma where they cannot find the source? Mine has spread to the lymph nodes under my arm. I have had lymph nodes removed and that has as its own side affects. In total I had a total of 41 removed from each side and only...
Anyone know if this have any benefits fir us cancer sufferers?
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