Just wondering if anyone is in the same boat please or has been before. I am 34 years old and have had a light coloured mole at the side of my left ear for ages. It could well have been there my entire life. I certainly cannot remember a time without...
Hi, I was just looking to see if anyone has any similar experience of what I have at the moment? I'm a 46yr old female, not really much of a sun worshipper and the lump on my scalp is not on a parting line, so under my dark hair. I visited my GP about...
Good morning- I am also new to this group and have had a biopsy and been diagnosed with infiltrative BCC on the right side of my nose. I have the same concerns and have been warned that the waiting list in my area is up to 12 months. I need MOHS surgery...
Hi, I have a 6mm BCC on the side of my nose, about 3/4 of the way up towards my eye. The plan is for a 4mm margin excision with a skin flap - from around the lesion and down my nose to my nostril. Hoping to hear from people who have been through similar...
I have recently (Monday 19th August) been diagnosed with a 3cm long nodular and infiltrative BCC on the right side of my nose. I live alone and have no family in this country; my head is a mess but also feels empty!!!! is this 'normal'?
Hello all! I'm grateful to have found this forum and be able to connect with others going through the same process. I was diagnosed with a basal cell carcinoma on my ear a few weeks ago, which I've had now for 6 months. A week and half ago I had an...
Hi everyone, I’ve been diagnosed with a suspected BCC on my shoulder and given Efudix cream to use on it but my feeling is I want it cut out. Has anyone on this forum used the cream successfully? Or any other procedures that you would recommend? Thanks...
Hi I am new to this group. I have a diagnosis of bowens disease, I was diagnosed a few months back, I had a big leision taken off my face, but a recent appointment it has now started to grow back, I also have it on my forehead, I am at the moment using...
I had a mole removed about 3 months ago and it was melanoma. I have had a WLE 3 weeks ago and haven't had the results yet. I'm going abroad in December and I'm scared about going in the sun. Not sure if I'm going to enjoy it but it's all booked and paid...
DD 13, rash on arms been there for a couple of months now, accompanied by dizziness and fatigue. GP investigating skin cancer and Lupus as it appears sun activated by pattern. My father has had skin cancer so I am concerned although GP wouldn’t elaborate...
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