CancerCompass message board discussion started by pete3080 on 5/8/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23840,0.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I was having curettage to remove some largish Keratosis from my scalp. The Dermotologist said one looked squamous and he'd send it to the lab. It came back as Bowens Disease which I'd never heard of and can't find mentioned on here in skin cancer.It is more medically known as 'Squamous Cell Carcinoma in situ' and is usually thought of as a pre-cancer although some say it is cancer. Mine looked like a keratosis but developed a red patch which crusted over. Bowens is restricted into the upper area of skin and hasn't gone into the lower areas and so isn't usually dangerous, but it can change. It can be treated with cream or PDT but my dermo said the best cure is surgery and so I had a skin graft about an inch diameter right on the top of my head.  The surgeons biopsy said its all gone but my skin is severely sun damaged.I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has had Bowens removed by PDT, Efudix or other and how long it has been clear. pete3080 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Pete,See my post on Efudix. I have Bowen's Disease and I treated it with cream. johnbr Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi Johnbr, I don't know how to find posts by author. Where is it? RegardsPete pete3080 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi Pete,On this site, I posted a message on 31 Aug 2008. I called it EFUDIX.+Kind Regardsjohnbr johnbr Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi,Maybe I'm dumb but this site contains some 200 Efudix threads some of which contain 500 messages and searching on EFUDIX.+ or just Efudix brings up the same lists. Which thread did you post on. RegardsPete  pete3080 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sorry Pete,I should have been more clear. Follow this path.Cancer Community > Cancer Message Board > Cancers > Skin Cancer > Skin Cancer Squamous CellLook at the latest and most recent EFUDIX thread. It was only started about 2 days ago, 31 August 2008.Hope this helps johnbr Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT