Catching it early is a huge advantage but what if ,y doctor looked at a spot on my hand that has been red for a month, said "it looks like cancer," and then told me to apply triamcinolone acetonide for a month and come back to see him if nothing has chqnged? Is is prudent to wait a month?
Hey there!
The first thing I would do is to ask your doctor some detailed questions. Ask your doctor what type of skin cancer you have and why he is recommending this form of treatment. Ask him what happens if this medication does not work and if there are any consequences to you for waiting a month.
In the meantime here is some information we have about Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream
Here is an article written by our Doctor Berman about the use of creams as treatment for superficial (the top layer of skin) skin cancers.
I would have a discussion with your doctor so he can address your questions. If you are not satisfied with your doctor's answers or his treatment plan you can always seek out a second opinion.
I hope things work out for you. Thank you for your question.
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I am from the same generation, possibly worse. Many days were spent lying in the sun to get a "healthy" tan. The ritual was often to become sunburned and peeled, even while I was lying in the sun to get more. Sunscreen was unknown. There was something called tanning lotion, I never used it, it seemed a female thing, but I doubt that it was protective at all.
So. Now we wait to see if years of abuse will manifest in suspicious looking moles or, something worse. I have not been seen by a dermatologist for a very long time and you are right that my Internist, rarely is looking for subtle signs of skin cancer. Not sure he ever has, though a good friend of mine commented on a suspiciously dark mole. And I did ask the doctor about it and he felt it was not a problem at the moment.
We are a generation of sun worshipers, even still, the siren song of a beautiful tan is sung to our young people and I'm glad there is more knowledge, like your article, to inform and save lives.
Hi there!
Isn't it something that we come from a generation that did not use sunscreen? This is simply unheard of nowadays yet...people still do get skin cancer despite all the sunscreen products. It is easy to forget to put it on. But we pretty much need it anytime we venture outdoors.
I am hoping that the information on this site will save lives.
Thank you so much for your comment.