I know that you probably never imagined you would need to be part of this group but you have come to the right place to ask questions, share experiences and get support. You'll find a wide range of people with experience with skin cancer amongst the...
hi all. Am a 55 year old male just been diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma. Totally in shock. Had a small lump appear on the side of my nose which grew over a few weeks. Been diagnosed and was checked over by a macmillan consultant. She said there were...
Hi Thanks for adding me. I made a post earlier but not so sure if it arrived. I’ve been diagnosed with SCC and have an appointment with a plastic surgeon on Wednesday The site is just above my upper lip. I’ve had no advice since the appt was made...
Hi, I have just had a BSC removed from the bridge of my nose near my eye and am now into day 13 of using Flouroucil 5 cream. I am a little worried as I don't seem to have had much of a reaction, am I just lucky or is it not working? Today feels a little...
Hello this is my first post on the forum. My 81 year old mother has recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the pallet of her mouth. We had an initial meeting with the consultant and was advised that an operation was needed...
Hi, not sure if i should be here really. I was diagnosed last week with SK. Told not to worry, monitor and come back if it got worse. I dont think It was ever really explained as pre cancerous so when I looked it up on line it knocked me about how...
Hi, I’ve recently been told I’ve got Basal Cell Carcinoma on my arm. I’m waiting to hear about a date for the excision. I know this is a silly question but should I be worried/how worried should I be? I’m recently getting over oesophageal cancer which...
I had a biopsy on an ulcerated mole on my back, near where my bra straps are. They did an excision all biopsy with a 4mm margin and as I work in retail I’ve been signed off work for 3 weeks as the doctor didn’t want me stretching the wound while serving...
I am going to see Plastic surgeon for Squamous Cell Carcinoma on top of nose. I was referred to dermatology on 2 week referral but had Ai analytics and had to wait a further three weeks to see a dermatologist who said I needed to see Plastic Surgery for...
I have joined this forum as my husband has been diagnosed with SCC behind his left eye, in the brain area, cavernous sinus. He had no lesion/growth on his skin, that we know of, it has taken nearly a year to properly diagnose that the growth is SCC. ...
