Hi. This might be bit premature but I saw GP in May and have been referred for suspected BCC. The GP said he was able to refer either: 1) cancer pathway, 2) urgent, or 3) routine. He tried to select cancer pathway but no clinic options came up, even...
Hello. I was referred by my GP in April this year for a scab on my back. I had all the photos/examination and biopsy done by a PLC not the NHS. The NHS trust has referred all such issues to a private limited company to undertake, so that they don...
Hi first time posting I had surgery on my eyelid for a bcc 6 weeks ago and biopsie conformed it was advanced so I went back in for another operation. Its 7mm by 9mm and 5mm deep! I went back to hospital for my final results today and they said thwy...
I saw the dermatologist this morning she is unsure what the lesion is on my shin. She said best case scenario is Basel cell but she is concerned about melanoma. Because the lesion is quite large removal will be more complex and will most definitely require...
Hi - I've recently been diagnosed with 2 basal cell carcinoma, and 2 patches of Actinic Keratosis on my face. The carcinomas will be removed, and I was prescribed Efudex for the AK. As this is in very short supply, my GP has prescribed Bascellex instead...
Hi - I have had a recent BCC diagnosis on my scalp - quite worried as it has been there for at least 3 yrs - thought it was a spot until it grew but my GP dismissed it as a benign growth and nothing to worry about.It started to bleed a few months ago...
I am not sure I should post here, it's totally new to me. Here I explain. Since January 2024 I found a bump on the side of my nose, I thought it was a pimple ( I am 65) so I squeezed it. Then it went away. One month later it comes back and keep disappearing...
Hope someone can help. i know we have to wait but really worrying. We were at a clinic skin check up for excema, as my husband was putting his shirt on the consultant saw something on his back, and immediately put things in motion for a biopsy. which...
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but here goes. I have a small 2-3 mm solid lump in my right anterior helix ( ear ) My Dr referred me to dermatology on Tuesday they didn't say what they thought it could be but on my online notes it says...
Hi all I posted in melanoma forum but haven’t had much response. I would be so grateful for any experience & insight! Gp referral for suspicious lesion, 2WW. Invited for AI photos, dermatology outcome ‘clinical diagnosis of high grade skin cancer MM...
