| Melanoma |
| Going for skin scanning tomorrow to make sure melanoma is not in other areas. What should I expect? |
they will examine the whole body skin all over again and yes if something looks suspiscious, it has to be removed, good luck ... |
| What exactly are the symptoms of metastatic melanoma? |
Metastatic melanoma is by definition, a secondary cancer. You cannot have a metastatic melanoma without having a primary melanoma.
Metastatic comes from the word "Metastasis." A Meta... |
| What kind of tests are done to follow up for melanoma skin cancer? |
Clearly you must have had Melanoma in situ, or stage 0 melanoma. The cure for that is total excision of the tumor, making sure all margins are clear. That is the only treatment needed for melanoma... |
| I was just diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma. Anyone else? |
Has it already been determined to be melanoma, or was it removed due to suspicion of being melanoma? If it is melanoma, your outcome will vary greatly on how far it's progressed. Melanoma in... |
| What are the chances this is melanoma? |
No one can diagnose this on this site. Your decision to see a dermatologist is smart. You don't wanna mess around with moles, esp. those that change. ... |
| How long can someone live with Melanoma? |
What stage is the disease? Cancer isn't a death sentence. Much depends on the patients overall health and the stage of the disease. If this is early stage than the melanoma may be treatable. I... |
| What oral medication is available for melanoma skin cancer? |
More than likely you will receive immunology treatments i.e. Interferon shots.After the surgery and all the scans your oncologist will come up with a game plan.
quibijor,
Actually during the ... |
| Whats some symptoms on having melanoma? |
Malignant melanoma arises from melanocytes in a pigmented area: skin, mucous membranes, eyes, and CNS. Metastasis is correlated with depth of dermal invasion. With spread, prognosis is poor. Diagno... |
| What would help soothe, shrink, or dry up an intransit metastases lesion in melanoma? |
No, excision is the only solution to get rid of them. Your father however has the worst type of melanoma (nodular). I would maybe try to find another surgeon that might do some paliative surgery.... |
| Can i get a medical discharge from the military for having melanoma? |
See a therapist. If they feel your fears put you, or your comrades in extra danger, you may get reassigned. Don't be afraid to speak up, You aren't going to do anyone any good by getti... |
| Survey question: Has anyone in your family developed cancerous moles or melanoma recently? |
My Aunt on my father side had melanoma and had to get some moles removed. My twin sister and I did as well because we had suspicious looking moles. It is genetic, and from what I gathered, it runs ... |
| How effective is sorafenib 200 MG (organic name NEXAVAR) IN Malignant melanoma? |
Sorafenib is a targeted drug therapy. It is a small molecular inhibitor of Raf kinase, PDGF (platelet-derived growth factor) and VEGF receptor kinase. Other current PDGR, VEGF and, EGFR inhibitor d... |
| What kind of cream, ointment, drink, or pill used for intransit satellite lesions of melanoma.? |
here go to this site it will help him out alot and help you to understand too ... |
| What does the throat cancer ribbon and the melanoma ribbon look like? |
According to the "for the cure" site melanoma is a black ribbon. It doesn't list throat cancer. But it also doesn't list lung cancer, so it doesn't appear complete.
Th... |
| What's the best treatment for vaginal malignant melanoma stage 2-c ? |
There is no cure for cancer, only treatment (that may lead to cure) . . so the fact that you are doing so well right now is a positive sign.
It is difficult for people unfamiliar with this disea... |
| What is the best treatment for vaginal malignant melanoma stage 2c ? |
I'd go for the interferon therapy for at least a year or longer. I'd want to get started asap. Interferon is a very strong drug and can make you depressed but it has incredible anti-tumor... |
| Once melanoma metastasizes to the brain (multiple tumors), what's a general time frame & what can we expect? |
It depends on how long the patient has been under treatment and what his options are . . have you spoken to the oncologist? What is the patients current health status? Sometimes brain tumors can be... |
| Can melanoma (skin cancer) in stage 4 can be cured by ayurvedic treatment? if yes, which ayurvedic institute? |
There is no proof of the effectiveness of ayurvedic therapy for any cancer. ... |
| Does Melanoma cancer attack years later internal organs? |
Why Skin Cancer (Melanoma) all the cancers after complete treatment and disappearance may come back again after some time/years. It depends on various factors, Hereditary/stage/grade etc. You shou... |
| Had melanoma Lev4 removed from back since had lymph node removed now scans show spots on lungs.? |
Never hurts to get a second opinion. Please be optimistic and realistic--sounds aggressive though. Please hang in there and maybe you can teach others the dangers of melanoma and help others thr... |
| I have a Stage 1 melanoma that measuress .51mm Anyone else had a melanoma this size? |
Stage 1 means it hasn't spread to your lymph nodes. Hopefully you are having this surgically removed. When it's shaved they cut through it and cancer can remain or worse it cannot be meas... |
| Melanoma what is melanoma of the nose? |
Melanoma is a cancerous mole. While it can appear anywhere on the human body it is more frequently see on the legs of females and the torso of the male.
Melanomas metastasize quite rapidly to oth... |
| Is milignant melanoma the same as melanoma, or is it a type of melanoma? |
Melanoma or malignant melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancers. However if it is recognized and treated early l; it is nearly 100% curable. But if it's not the it can advance and sp... |
| I recently had a biopsy on a spot on my hip. It came back no melanoma but they are sending me to a cancer? |
I have an area in my eye that is very vascular - it is just watched and has never done anything for 30 years. My friend has a vascular growth on her liver - has a scan every year but it too has not... |
| I need information on the latest NATURAL or other treatments for a now removed diagnosed Melanoma in australia |
Sorry I don't have any contacts in Australia. However the herb Chaparral has been known to reverse Melanoma even in advanced stages. Do not self treat with chaparral it can cause liver and k... |
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