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I recently saw consultant after a couple of years of small patches appearing on my nose tip and bridge which bleed occasionally and always spontaneously without being touched. He wants to do biopsy and this appt has come through much more quickly than...
Hi all I'm minty i was diagnosed with a basal cell carcinoma on the 3rd October and have just joined Macmillan Cancer support as i said I've recently been diagnosed and even though i was told my cancer isn't usually life threatening nor does it normally...
I had a suspected SCC removed from my back 7 weeks ago. I was told that a biopsy was taken and would be sent off to the lab and that results would be 4-6 weeks. I still haven’t heard anything. My GP advised me to chase the results via PALS which I have...
Ive , Im new to this site and have just managed to get in , IVE been very muddled but with the help of the community support and a friend I think I may be there and going to put some info about myself and ask for advise ( this is probably the wrong place...
Hi I completed a 7 week course of Efudix at the beginning of March to spot treat a precancerous actinic keratosis on my face. A scab about the size of a 1p piece formed and fell off about two weeks later. As requested, I sent photographs to my Dermatologist...
Hi, I was diagnosed with a suspected BCC on my inter wrist in June. It presented as a small pimple that didn’t go away. I think I first noticed it at the end of last year but thought it was a cat scratch mark. My GP said it was likely a BCC / cancerous...
Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with a BCC on the bridge of my nose, quite near my eye. Although my local hospital doesn't offer Mohs surgery, and didn't mention it, considering the position of my BCC, I am now wondering if Mohs surgery might be the...
Hi Thank you for letting me join. I went to the nurse practitioner on Tuesday as I had an itchy raised spot on my forearm that was uncomfortable. She took photos to send them to Dermatology but said it is probably Basal cell carsinoma. I was shocked...
Has anyone else had a longstanding BCC before treatment? How did it turn out for you? I had a pink spot appear on my nose in early 2021. I put it off as nothing, it didnt bother or anything. Then in 2023 I noticed it seemed like the area around the...
I went to the GP 10 days ago and he told me I had a BCC on my forehead which would need to be cut out. He explained the NHS waiting list is long and I may want to research private alternatives. When I got home I looked up the dermatology waiting times...
