Dear Sir,
Basal Cell Carcinoma is serious, although not usually life threatening,
it can
cause severe disfigurement, and tissue damage. It is not like a
melanoma, which
looks like a dark spot on the skin, and can start in a mole. Basal Cell
Cancer
looks just like a patchy, scaly, or even white nodule-like piece of
skin. The surgery
is very simple, and here in Australia is often carried out in the
doctors' surgery
or hospital out-patient clinic under a local anaesthetic. Freezing
suspicious areas
also works well.
Please ask your doctor to explain in detail what he/she wants to do, and
why. If you are
not happy, get a second, or third opinion. But please, don't ignore what
could
become a serious health problem if you don't do something about it.
Let us know how you go.
Love Mam
FEARME@bigpond.com
C. McGann wrote:
>
> I am 63 years old and recently had a biopsy tell me that I have Basil skin
> cancer. One on my nose the other on my back. I have been an outdoor
> person my entire life and have all kinds of skin scars. No one in my
> family had skin cancer. I have treated a few bad areas with Retin-A that
> worked w ell. The current Dr. wants me to have surgery to remove them.
> They want to treat many other areas with freezing techniques. I find it
> hard to comprehend the serious nature of this with no history and so many
> similar spots on my skin. I can not see the difference between the ones
> identifed for biopsy and the many others which were not picked for a
> biopsy. I have no bleeding areas, no moles in these two areas scheduled
> for surgery. Four sites were picked and two showed basis cell action. I
> have only two small moles on my entire body. What they identify for biopsy
> and freezing
>
> are scaly areas. I have fair but tough skin, blue eyes and am Irish.
>
> What should I do? Who should I ask for help?
>
> I am using my wifes computer. Answer this and she will passit on to me or
> my own e mail address is j mcgann@aug.com
>
> Jack McGann
>
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