Basics of Cancer Treatment

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Sunday, January 06, 2008
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Hi everyone. Today I want to talk in broad terms about the way in which skin cancer and other cancers are treated. Cancers are made up of abnormal cells that grow rapidly and continue to grow indefinitely, whereas normal cells stop proliferating at a certain point. The main point of treating cancer i...

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Sue
Tuesday, January 08, 2008 at 03:32 PM

Thanks for you post doctor. This is important information. Another poster asked a question regarding the aftercare of skin that has been treated for cancer (see post here).

Can you talk a bit about this for our readers and posters? I suspect most would feel this part of the "treatment" for their skin cancer.

Thanks so much.

All the Best, Sue (aka SMM)

HISTORY OF MELANOMA
KARLA FREEMAN
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 08:08 AM

I HAVE MELANOMA STAGE III CANCER, WITH 2 POSITIVE LYMPH NODES, I RECEIVED A TOTAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION IN MY LEFT AUXILLARY. I NOW HAVE A RASH ON MY UPPER ARMPIT, IT CAN ITCH SO BAD SOME DAYS I CAN HARDLY STAND IT. THEN IT WILL HURT. IT IS ROUND PATCH OF RED ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MEDICINE BOTTLE CAP. I HAVE HAD IT SINCE MARCH, AND IT IS NOT GETTING BETTER. IT FLARES UP FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. I HAVE NOT CHANGED DEODERANTS, LAUNDRY DETER. ETC... I WAS GIVEN STERIOD CREAM BUT IT MAKES IT ITCH EVEN MORE. COULD THIS BE A ONSET OF CANCER. MY ORGINAL CANCER WAS ON THE BREAST AS A NEW GROWTH

STAGE IV NODULAR VERTICAL GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE IF I SHOULD BE CONCERNED.

THANKS MUCH KF