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Melanoma Discussions

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Infections
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I would like to hear from anyone whose family/friend was diganoised with Cancer and doing fairly well, then passes away with something other than cancer. How c...
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Interferon
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Can someone out there tell me about the side effects of Interferon treatments? Thank you
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Isolated Limb Perfusion
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My melanoma has recurred after 5 years on my left leg. There are multiple lesions and testing is being done now for metastatic sites. My oncologist suggested ...
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Husband Stage 4 Melanoma.liver...
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Got married in dec 04, in jan 05 husband had mole removed from ear..came back melanoma 2.6 with ulceration..(deep shave probably didnt get the full thickness) w...
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Attention All Melanoma Suffere...
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Go to www.Saxtown.com ....A Hopeful,Loving Husband.
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my Sons Fight
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My son has malignant melonoma and was diagnosed and had surgery in August 2002. I beleive he was already a stage 4.He ahd surgery on his left thigh to remove a ...
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Attention Melanoma Sufferers!!...
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My wife has Stage 4 Melanoma. She is going to a Dr. near San Diego Ca. After her first Treatment her Sub Qs have gone down 50%. She has had 4 disappear. The tre...
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my Mother Has Stage 3 Rectal M...
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My mother was being treated for a hemorhoid for the past 6 months, and it turned out to be melanoma. She had this melanoma for about a year. The mass ruptured a...
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Need Advice
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My husband was diagnosed yesterday with Melanoma. The biopsy was done but has not been staged yet. I am wondering if anyone knows of doctors in the Massachuse...
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Mother of 2 Young Children and...
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My daughter, age 33, is meeting with Dr. Washington at Emory University Winship Cancer Center for a consultative visit on Tues. (I have been researching melano...
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I'm a Mother of Two Very Young...
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My 33 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with Level 2 melanoma in the center of her back. It was detected during her third trimester right before the bi...
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2nd Opinion
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Good Afternoon, The Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida has a Melanoma Research Unit. They can tell you any and everything that you ever wanted to know r...
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is The Dr. Doing Enough??
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In Novemeber 2003 I was diagnosed with Stage 1 melanoma - .35 MM on my stomach. It was a Level 2. (It invaded the papilary dermis) The Dr. "cleared the margin...
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my Husband Has Rectal Melanoma
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Is there anyone out there with any information on this subject? I have tried Cancer TReatment Centers of America, everyone is Tallahassee, and now we are on our...
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What do i Need to Know?
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My dad has just been diagnosed with stage V melanoma. His doctor has made arrangements to have him go to UC San Francisco immediately (4 hours away). My mom h...
108/30/05 Message Rating
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I'm Really Scared
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This past April I had a wide area excision and on my middle back, I had stage 3 Melanoma. I had a fairly large area removed and because it was in the center of ...
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Dear Lord, Help us Find a Cure...
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My name is Michael. I am the saxophonist for the band Sha Na Na. My wife Amanda and I have been married for 6 years in May. In November of 2004,she was diagno...
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Husband With Stage iv Melanoma
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My husband has Stage IV Melanoma. He was diagnosed 1 year ago (orginally given a prognosis of 6 months) We have 2 young children (1 year and 2 1/2 years) My ...
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Interluekin
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Just wondering if anyone has experience with this treatment. It has been suggested as possible treatment for me. Stage IV. Oncologist also suggested possible cl...
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Where Can i Get Statistics/inf...
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Blessings to All! I had been diagnosed w/ 2.5 mm melanoma that is an aggressive grower. (I cannot remember the exact name) Fortunately, it has not migrated to ...
107/26/05 Message Rating
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Medi-medi Not Getting The Best...
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I am usually assertive and ask lots of questions but do not expect to have to be my own doctor! I am on SSDI and even with Medical and Medicare I am having ong...
307/14/05 Message Rating
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We Are at a Crossroads...decis...
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My wife was diagnosed in November with stage 4 Melanoma. It has gone to her lungs and brain. The Biochemo did not work. Her Tumors increased by 22%. She has bee...
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Looking For Other Melanoma Pat...
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If you or someone you love are battling melanoma, let's talk!
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Accepting & Coping With iv Dia...
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I am the spouse of a wonderful woman who has dealt with many medical challenges in her life, specifically of 34 years. She has went into a tail spin over this ...
206/21/05 Message Rating
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my Mother Has Melanoma and Rec...
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I hope and pray that someone out there can answer at least one of my question's. My mother is 53 and she was told that she had melanoma seven years ago, and she...
206/15/05 Message Rating
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