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it spread
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I was wondering if any one was or has been in the same situation.  I was diagnosed with MM 15mnths ago on my back. I had a SNB that removed 9 lymphnod...
307/25/07 Message Rating
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Father recently diagnosed stag...
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My father, 73, had SNB and a mole removed from his lower back (right side) in March 2007. Sentinel nodes showed no cancer as well as follow-up CT scan. How...
407/23/07 Message Rating
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Stage II and now 2 nodules in ...
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Hello everyone.  First time posting.  My dad was diagnosed with stage II melanoma about 2 years ago.  He had a surgical resection as well as lymp...
307/14/07 Message Rating
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Hello, I went to my dermatologist with my husband, was wearing shorts and my dermatologist saw a small black mole on my thigh. She took it off and had it s...
507/12/07 Message Rating
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Biopsy done...now the waiting ...
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Hello...I am new to this board.  My story began about 2 months ago.  I was visiting my OBGYN and he stated that I had a mole on my buttocks (in only a...
107/08/07 Message Rating
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nodular melanoma question
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Hi everyone,I have never posted before, but am currently very scared.  I am a 28 year old female. On June 26th, I had a biopsy for what I think is a n...
107/08/07 Message Rating
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qustion about a spot
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I have this spot on my leg that started out looking like a freckle.  It got darker and itched then it turned black and I scratched it off.  I thought ...
407/06/07 Message Rating
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Stage IV Melanoma
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My brother-in-law was just recently diagnosed with Sage IV melanoma on his back. He is awaiting a scan (I'm not sure what kind) for futher results and treat...
706/29/07 Message Rating
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Temador Dosages
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My wife has stage IV Melanoma and has gone through surgeries, removal of a 5 Centimeter tumor in the axilary (arm pit) area. She has undergone Interferon, full ...
306/29/07 Message Rating
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Just finished a year of interf...
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I was diagnosed in May 2006 with stage 3A melanoma.  I had a wide excision on my leg after a small mole was diagnosed as melanoma. There was a microsc...
306/27/07 Message Rating
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Mucosal melanoma of the anal s...
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I understand mucosal melanoma is very rare and would like to hook up with others out there who have been dIgnosed with mucosal melanoma in any area of the body....
206/22/07 Message Rating
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Post operation medications
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Are there any other medications that you can take after you have had surgury to remove Melanoma . . . not the typical kind of Melanoma but came from a congenita...
006/20/07 Message Rating
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June 2007 monthly follow up: "...
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TO: All melanoma researchers, doctors, and patients.The conception of melanoma as a vitamin D deficiency cancer sheds light on a number of pieces to the puzzle....
106/19/07 Message Rating
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stage 3 large tumor removed fr...
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Please help any info will be greatly appreciated. They could not remove all the cancer for some reason. What are the options? They did scan from neck to groin w...
106/16/07 Message Rating
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option for treatment
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i met with my medical oncologist and he disscused my melanoma as high risk stage 3 b. the option for treatment are interferon,which i have been researching and ...
206/16/07 Message Rating
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Positive encouragement for a f...
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stage 3 tumor removed from groin area size of a golf ball.Clear from screening  neck to problem site. What are the possible treatments best for this type o...
006/15/07 Message Rating
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Questioning the 'Root Cause' o...
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It is presently thought that cancer occurs when the DNA sequence within a gene is altered in such a way that the gene can no longer instruct the cell in which i...
306/15/07 Message Rating
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New and in treatment for stage...
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Hello, I am new to this board and have read many of the posts. I had 2 bumps in my neck, needle biopsy positive for melanoma, neck dissection, 4 out of 11 lymph...
006/14/07 Message Rating
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interferon treatment
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Hi, my Mum has started interferon treatment this week. I cant get my head around giving a healthy energetic woman a drug which is toxic and unpleasant side effe...
206/14/07 Message Rating
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interferon treatment
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i am meeting with my medical oncology and it looks like the recommendation is to begin interferon treatments.  i have stage 111melanoma, could someone tell...
206/13/07 Message Rating
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alternative energy for lympode...
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Hi,I had surgery for melanoma in the lymph node in the leg.. and now  1) I am not doing any follow up therapy as I don't see that it is very effective ...
006/12/07 Message Rating
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Interferon Treatment (Melanoma...
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My son (15 years old), diagnosed with Stage IIIb Melanoma April 2007 and is just finishing the 20 infusion Interferon treatments and starts next week the 1...
306/10/07 Message Rating
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Any help ! ???
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Hi ! I’m 31 yrs old father of 2 and I was diagnosed with in situ melanoma and I’m so scared, me and my wife have been going crazy the last few ...
506/09/07 Message Rating
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need advise
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I went to the dermatologist on friday and upon his examination he found what he called a problematic mole on my back.  It is shaped like a triangle and the...
1006/04/07 Message Rating
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Newly diagnosed alot of questi...
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HiI hope this doesn't get to lengthy but this is all so new and overwhelming.  I am a 46 y/o female and I had a mole removed from my lower abdomen (by ...
106/01/07 Message Rating
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