A biopsy for a spot on my scalp came back as positive for squamous cell carcinoma. I have so many questions? Surgery is scheduled for 3 weeks from now. How do they know if it is mestatic and do I need to see an oncologist?
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Q: Scared! Just found out I have squamous cell carcinoma.
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6/19/09 8:23pm
Seattlemom, I have biopsy proven SCC too. I am currently using Perrins Blend.
http://www.perrinskinblends.com/PerrinsProducts/Home.html
Why didn't you question your dermatologist before scheduling any surgeries? I would want to know EVERYTHING before someone cut me.
Radiation therapy is not usually something prescribed for skin cancer.
Are you going to have to shave part of the hair on your head?
6/20/09 12:37am
The biopsy result should reveal whether the SCC you have has spread and where it is located.
I am sorry to hear about your Grandpa dying of SCC. Was his SCC a skin cancer or the kind for instance, like Farrah Fawcett has?
If doctors choose radiation over surgery it is usually because the patient is elderly.
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She called on my cell phone and I was completely caught off guard. When she said she needed to do a surgery I didn't assume I had any other option. She said they would know more about whether it spread, the stage, etc. once they went in there to get it. I plan to call the office on Monday to ask more questions.
My grandpa just died from SCC and did have radiation and an oncologist so I wondered if that was the protocol.