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Scared

Hello. My son is almost 13 and we found a mole on the back of his leg that looks really bad. We went to our clinic doctor and her first reaction scared the...

Hello. My son is almost 13 and we found a mole on the back of his leg that look...

•5 years ago

Melanoma radiation for shoulder planned

Update: Today is a full body Pet scan again for my husband who has Stage 4a metastatic melanoma. This is to rule out any surprises as he moves into a hybrid...

Update: Today is a full body Pet scan again for my husband who has Stage 4a meta...

Ambassador•5 years ago

Emotions

Currently sitting in an Advanced Radiology.. going through the emotions of the “scanxiety”.. PET scan in progress. Hopeful yet guarded.. I feel like the chemo...

Currently sitting in an Advanced Radiology.. going through the emotions of the “...

•5 years ago

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Brother with stage 3 melanoma

I’m new here. Looking for empathy and trying to understand what my family are going through. Trying to keep positive but finding it hard. A couple of years...

I’m new here. Looking for empathy and trying to understand what my family are go...

•5 years ago

Immunotherapy???

My 46 yr old daughter had melanoma and had metastasized to her brain, over 30 tumors there, but also in liver, adrenal glands, lungs, pancreas, spine and...

My 46 yr old daughter had melanoma and had metastasized to her brain, over 30 tu...

•5 years ago

New research on immunotherapy with melanoma brain metastases

This is from the American Society for Clinical Oncology Reading room 12/15/18 summarizing Research trials for Immunotherapy in melanoma brain metastases. It...

This is from the American Society for Clinical Oncology Reading room 12/15/18 su...

Ambassador•5 years ago

Surprised!

Me and Ryan got a call from his oncologist a few days ago, saying that his white blood cells were low.. which I know is not so good.. called for us to get more...

Me and Ryan got a call from his oncologist a few days ago, saying that his white...

•5 years ago

new melanoma video from MRF

The Melanoma Research Foundation has a new 5 minute video on melanoma to share:...

The Melanoma Research Foundation has a new 5 minute video on melanoma to share:....

Ambassador•5 years ago

radiation for melanoma metastisis and abscopal effect

Update: this week my husband will drop to 5 mg prednisone and be off steroids in a week. Hopefully the shaky hands, irritability, and sleep disturbance will...

Update: this week my husband will drop to 5 mg prednisone and be off steroids i...

Ambassador•5 years ago

Frozen in Fear

Hi All, So, I am here because I find myself unable to make that dermatology appointment for my mom. Sadly, my family has a history of Melanoma, my maternal...

Hi All, So, I am here because I find myself unable to make that dermatology appo...

•5 years ago

I need help

My dad was diagnosed with melanoma on his chest/rib area a year ago and had it removed. I thought that was it. Just last week his armpit (lymph node) swelled...

My dad was diagnosed with melanoma on his chest/rib area a year ago and had it r...

•5 years ago

One month into meds

We met with the oncologist yesterday. Three months after diagnosis and one month into Taf/Mek regime, my husband's PET scan shows no hyper metabolic activity....

We met with the oncologist yesterday. Three months after diagnosis and one month...

•5 years ago

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