Hi I thought I'd let everyone know that the Online Community Team have created a new thread in the Cancer Chat group to help bring members together in a place where they can chat through the night if they're having difficulty sleeping. Sleeping can...
start of 2024 i noticed a something on my nose, id previously had BCC on my which i nearly lost 20 years ago..i kept a close watch on the spot on my nose and kept photo timeline...within a few months its tripled, then it started bleeding ..i went to doctors...
Hi, I had a wide local excision for lentigo maligna just under 4 weeks ago. The scar runs from under my inner eye down toward my lip, about 2 inches long. On the surface, it seems to be healing very well, but I’ve started getting very tiny bits of blood...
I got diagnosed on march 20th and got discharged from hospital on 24th March. I have Necrobiosis Lipodocia in my right lower leg, which I've been suffering with for 13 years. They finally did a biopsy after begging for investigation for years as lost...
I've not been diagnosed , but have been driving myself crazy joining groups for information. I originally went to my GP about a lump that had been there for around 2 years . I've now found multiple bumps on my face , one on my leg and one on my breast...
Hi. I have seen the GP and emailed photographs of a suspicious spot on my forehead to them to forward to dermatology. The GP has sent them to the ‘advice and guidance’ team (not sure exactly what this means?). Is anyone able to advise how long I should...
I'm not even sure if I am allowed to be here to be honest as I haven't yet even had a diagnosis but I am completely overwhelmed by thoughts and research relating to my appointments. I saw my gp regarding a shiny transparent mole on my face a few weeks...
Hello, I've had a few moles out, which have all thankfully been fine, even though the last one I was told wasn't a normal mole, it turned out to be. So I feel very thankful so far. I've now got to have another dirty looking one taken out, but I'm not...
Hello and thank you for giving me the space to talk about this. I have a patch of red skin on my face which has been there about three years. Recently it started to get bigger, then a hard lump and lumpy edge appeared. I decided to go to The Mole Clinic...
Hello, I sent photos to my doctor showing a reddish blemish on my nose. Doctor rang me days later and bluntly said it looks like BCC. Doctor was very dismissive about it all and said it wasn’t an urgent matter. I understand it’s a slow growing cancer...
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