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I spend a lot of time indoors and imains never more than 3-4feet from a closed window when uv is 2 or over I always have blackout curtains drawn or blinds in kitchen at least 3/4s tilted as window is right over sink....should i be wearing sunscreen ?
Good morning all....I used to go for walks at 6am when the sun is ncredibly bright,mainly infra red and natural light and next to no uv....do I need protection..I always wear my sunglasses as ive sight issues and a baseball cap with a hooded top over...
I had the fourth surgery on my nose counting Mohs for Squamous cell carcinoma and most of the skin died. This was the one to give me a somewhat normal appearance. I was devastated. I also had four weeks of radiation therapy and the doctor wanted to wait...
Not as serious as other conversations on this forum, I know! But since having two carcinomas last year, my dermatologist advised me to put on suncream twice a day, every day - even in the dead of winter (I'm UK based). Ive tried the regular brands they...
Hi, I visited my GP last Thursday about a small light brown patch that appeared on my face about six months ago which has been slowly getting bigger . The GP said she thinks it is BCC but said not to worry and it’s nothing like a melanoma but never at...
Hi I have been booked in for a procedure called curettage this week after being told I have either Seborrhoeic Keratoses or Bowens Disease. This is because of a lesion on my lower calf. Naturally I am worried and absolutely terrified. I did ask some...
After 2 years the lesion at the side of my eye I've been told lots likely to be a BCC. Second visit to Dr was recorded as skin tag then Dr last week said 99.9 % certain nothing to worry about. I'm floored by diagnosis by dermatology. I'm now on 2 week...
I don’t no what to feel I was only told yesterday that I have a form of skin cancer which I don’t get as I don’t sit in the sun I can’t get my head around all of this
Hello, I had a mole map done in 2016 and was told to keep an eye on things. Last night my back was itching.. often does in the same area.. got my wife to have a look. I've been to the GP today who wasn't concerned at all.. she said she'd not refer...
Hello . I came across this forum and must admit it was lovely to hear and listen to advice from people in the Same positions as me. I had a Bcc removed from the edge of my lower lip by incision and flap . I am now 6 months in and wonder if my scar...
