Skin Cancer Support Group
If you or a loved one has skin cancer, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, and meet others going through the same. Skin cancer is a malignant growth on the skin, which can have many causes, including repeated severe sunburns or long-term exposure to the sun. Skin cancer generally develops in the outermost layer of skin so a tumor is usually...
Hello all, The new dermatologist I last saw recommended I have 3 abnormally shaped moles removed. The results came back that they were "precancerous", meaning that if I had gone without treating them, they would have turned into cancer. The surgery costed me about $400 out of pocket, which I couldn't really afford. Should I go see another dermatologist and get an opinion? I have one aunt and one uncle that have melanoma. I just wonder if the Dermatologist's office is scaring me thinking I'll get cancer if I don't have a mole removed every 6 months. Of course I don't want cancer, but if those moles were indeed precancerous, does this mean I should go get checked out every 6 months as a precautionary measure? The last doctor's visit left me with some pretty unsightly scars.
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I would look into purchasing a insurance like cobra to help you with the hefty charges that can accrue from visiting the dermatologist. It's worth it if it saves ur life!
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go get checked every 6 months...look at my 3 pics...pre cancerous is just that...PRE cancerous...the Dr knows what it looks like...BEFORE it turns into cancer...and sure the scars are awful...I have one that goes all the way across the back of my left knee...right where it bends at...and ne on my right arm...and a huge one on my nose....I recently had a biopsy done on Oct 2nd that came back negative...but...I did have s spots burned off with liquid nitrogen that were pre-cancerous...I refuse to take any chances...and you shouldnt either !!
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