Basal cell carcinoma
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Current topics:

• - What is your cancer diagnosis?
  Hello everyone, I hope you're doing well. This group contains many different types of cancer. Though you may have different forms of cancer, I think there is somewhat of a shared experience across
• - How do you "thrive" with cancer?
  We just published an article from Anna Renault, a cancer survivor, about her experience defeating cancer 8 times (now battling her 9th) and how she thrives with cancer. You can read the article here 
• - How do you deal with constant anxiety about your cancer?
  How to deal with constant anxiety  Ed ty

Current topics:

• - Alternative treatments for cancer
  Has anyone refused chemo or other cancer treatment for alternative or holistic methods? It's too late in my case as I'm in treatment but I don't think I've really heard much about alternative treatmen
• - What treatments have you undergone for your cancer?
  Hello, How are you today? So that we can discuss the various treatments for cancer! As you know, treatment for cancer is very broad and depends on the type of cancer, ranging from surgery, radio
• - Anyone else having a difficult time managing side effects for cancer treatments?
  I'm post single mastectomy stage 1 breast cancer. I been having one he'll of a time managing these awful side effects from, arimidex to exemestane and femara. Migraines, tendonitis, muscle spasms, joi

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• - Recently diagnosed with melanoma: Can you share any advice?
  I’m about to embark on a difficult journey. Is anyone else out there dealing with melanoma?  I’m terrified!
• - How do you protect your skin from the sun using clothing?
  I wear large brim hats often and also wear long sleeves, even in the summer - it sucks and gets hot. The clothing brands I use are omni-shade from colombia and colibear.  Anyone else have any clothi
• - Is your skin cancer linked to UV exposure?
  Hello, Skin cancer is commonly linked to excessive ultraviolet (UV) light exposure - from the sun or tanning beds - and inadequate UV protection, such as protective clothing and/or sunscreen. How ab

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• - Unable to enjoy the sun... how do you deal with being unable to enjoy the sun?
  I was lucky enough to catch my the damage to my skin before it became cancerous. I have bouts of actinic keratosis and the doctor informed me that if I continued to suffer UV damage, I would ultimate
• - Risk factors for skin cancer - how do you rank?
  According to the Cancer Center, the common skin cancer risk factors are:  General Risk Factors Age: Skin cancer risks increase as you age, which is likely due to accumulated exposure to UV radiatio

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• - Share the your experience with surgery for skin cancer
  There exists varying degrees of surgery for skin cancer. Some of the more common methods are: (1) Excisional surgery: doctor cuts out the cancerous tissue and a surrounding margin of healthy skin. (

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Current topics:

• - COVID-19 vaccine: What do you think?
  Hello everyone, How are you today? The pharmaceutical groups Pfizer (USA) and BioNTech (Germany), as well as Moderna (USA), announced last month that their vaccine candidates are around 94 and 95%
• - Have you had any side effects from the COVID vaccine?
  I got mine Wednesday and have had several reactions. None on injection day but the day after, sore arm, dry mouth. Next day felt fine! Day after that had chills body aches and fever, stayed in bed and
• - COVID-19 masks: Are you going to continue wearing a mask after you've had the vaccine?
  Hello everyone, I hope you're doing well. As the discussions continue on the end of the COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing measures, you may have some questions about the use of protective fa