Suppose you've noticed a growing red skin blemish on your arm that's irregular, raised, and a little flaky towards the center. At what point do you start to worry it's skin cancer and go see a doctor?
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posted by meese
on May 11, 2013 -
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Mohs surgery, end of next month. What should I be asking the surgeon in the meantime?
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posted by thrasher
on Jul 17, 2012 -
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My SO is a speech therapist/speech pathologist at a major hospital, and her department specializes in cancer patients. This can take a quite a toll on her, but the impact has worsened following her own skin cancer diagnosis last year. I was wondering if there were any books, websites, programs or resources designed to help healthcare providers deal with working with these kinds of cases, and perhaps also ones to deal with dealing with cancer diagnoses.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 23, 2011 -
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What is (or is there any) relationship between cancer, pregnancy, and a fetus?
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posted by raztaj
on Nov 29, 2009 -
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If a biopsied spot turns out to be melanoma, what's likely to happen and what's not? Is there only a remote chance of needing chemo, radiation, or other terrifying stuff, or more than a remote chance? (Percentages, anyone?) I have some related questions, too.
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posted by daisyace
on Aug 25, 2006 -
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Symptoms of skin cancer, in more detail. How fast does it develop? How worried should I be? Just from checking health websites I'm starting to panic and the only dermatologists I can get ahold of don't have any appointments open until late August. I have no primary care physician so checking it with them is out. My symptoms are inside.
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posted by schroedinger
on Jul 17, 2006 -
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