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Has anyone here had experience of being prescribed Efudix to be used only once a day? I'm not sure why my GP has done this, since everything I read about people are using it twice a day. I'm particularly thinking of it now because I'm at Day 9 and there...
I was diagnosed with Melanoma in November from a mole that was removed October. I had an extra wide local excision and lymphnode biopsy a week ago and at my post op was told I'd get the results at my follow up with the surgeon on 7th February. From the...
Hiya everyone. What a great community I see this is. My dad was diagnosed with a really rare skin cancer this year in his finger resulting in amputation of the finger. Unfortunately, it has spread to his lungs. This type of cancer is called hidradenocarcinoma...
I had a BCC on the side of my nose removed by escision and primary closure 6 weeks ago. It has healed very well, although sometimes it can look red and the skin is raised at the end of the scar nearest my eye. i tried using suncream two weeks after my...
In late spring 2022, I realised that a small ‘bump’ on my scalp was bleeding a bit. I’d lost hair & my hairdresser said I had developed a bald patch call it vanity, but I’ve had kind blond hair all my adult life and it’s precious to me. Hairdressers see...
Hi all, day six of twenty radiation treatments and I'm doing good. They are treating the side of my nose and part of the cheek for the Squamous cell carcinoma. No side effects so far but they said that usually starts about two weeks or so. The treatments...
Hi everyone I saw the skin cancer specialist nurse on Wednesday who diagnosed AK which is wide spread on my face and scalp. I am prescribed 5 fu and she advised to do one area at a time for 4 weeks in total it will be 4 months of treatment. The cream...
Hi there I had a BCC removed about 6 weeks ago now, skin grafted and all healed. It was in my scalp and before it was removed it was very itchy. ive noticed some itching again to the area, same kind of itching so I’m thinking it’s not all gone but...
Hi all I have waited about 5 weeks and have my plastic surgery appointment on Tuesday after a BCC diagnosis with dermatologist but have been told it is only 20min appointment and they might not remove it in this appointment. I am so disappointed as...
Hi I was just wondering if anyone has been diagnosed with skin cancer of any type after having aggressive stage 4 lymphoma which I'm now pleased to say he's in remission for. If so is it more aggressive as a secondary cancer & did it require chemotherapy...
