Hi, I'm writing on behalf of my Dad. He has had a lentigo maligna tumor removed several times from his cheek. In December, the surgeon took even more skin and this time used a skin graft from his leg to compensate for the loss of skin. Dad is coming to terms with his altered face and beginning to recover from the surgery. His plastic surgeon believes that there are more cancer cells left but they are not visible. The doctor now wants Dad to see an Oncologist to consider radiotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted therapy. My Dad has a range of other medical issues. He had a valve replaced in his heart recently. He has bullous pemphigoid, which is an auto immune disease. He has had vasculitis and is currently undergoing tests to see if he has Parkinsons. He has also got poor mobility due to both of his Achilles tendons snapping. My question is, given his poor medical health, which of these three suggested treatments will be the most effective to destroy the cancer cells but bearable for him to endure? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Hi Sushi1 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read all that your dad has been through and it's natural to want to know how the future treatment might affect him.
As you know, the online community is divided into different support forums so I'm going to recommend that you join and post in the melanoma forum as you'll then connect directly with others who have had this type of pre-cancer to ask questions, share experiences and get support.
To join, just click on the links I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your dad's diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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