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Hi all, I’m on week 5 of a 6 week course of Aldara for a BCC on my nose. The side effects have been grim so far; headaches, nausea, tiredness, swelling, scabbing and pain. Just wondered if anyone has any tips on how to manage the pain and itching...
I was diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma in 2020. I was lucky in that it was caught early and fully removed. I had another biopsy last month which showed abnormalities but they weren't yet malignant. So I guess I've got cancer on the brain again. It...
Hi I have a basal cell cancer on side of nose which should have been removed last week by local anaesthetic. However I had a big panic attack in theatre and it couldn't be done. I'm now waiting to have it done under sedation. I'm really terrified...
Can a benign or wart on the scalp - “turn or progress “ to a basal cell carcinoma ?? My GP said it was benign - 2 yrs ago - but to go back should it change ? I have had a lot of stress recently including the very sad and sudden death of my younger brother...
Hi, I am due to start aldara (imiquimod) treatment on a BCC on my nose on Monday and wondered if anyone has any experience of using this? I have had it before over 20 years ago and remember feeling like I had the flu and awful back pains but not much...
Just looking for others with premalignancy that won't go away on lips. I am a woman but aware that most with actinic cheilitis are men. I was diagnosed by a skin cancer expert 2 years ago and have tried Efudix at regular intervals and also Imiquimod....
I had a large aggressive BCC removed from my scalp 6 weeks ago repaired with a skin flap and an open wound left to heal by secondary intention. The open wound was about 2.5x2 cm. Unfortunately today I found out that it is overgranulating and I have 5...
I had a 5 cm BCC removed from my scalp 2.5 months ago with a skin flap and rotation. I was left with a largish wound to heal by secondary intention and the skin flap also opened up a bit after infection. I have therefore been left with quite a lot of...
Hello I'm new here and actually im pretty scared. I went to my GP regarding a mole on my shoulder, my GP was not worried but sent me for a dermoscopy "for peace of mind". Luckily she did as it come back as a suspicions mole. I had an urgent referral...
Hi, I had an infiltrative BCC on my nose, which was diagnosed back in September. Due to delays in the nhs system, and basically being overlooked, the surgery wasn't done until Monday. The original plan had been to do an excision with local flap under...
