temodar dosing melanoma

We know the tumor is in a slightly different area than it was originally. He is in treatment (Temodar for the second time) for the third recurrence of his tumor. We have always been told it is in an area where surgery has not been an option. The oncologist does say he believes it is a higher grade. We think he believes it is glioblastoma but he won't say that definitely without doing another biopsy.

She had a surgical resection near the end of November and is currently in her third week of Proton Therapy and chemo with Temodar. Her tumor was in the right temporal lobe and the remaining tumor they couldn't remove (about 10 percent they said) is on her right insula. Hoping to chat with other people in the same boat as her. What if any side effects did you incur on Proton therapy? Did everyone who had proton therapy to their brain have to be on a steroid? Did anyone NOT lose hair.

HI, I AM WITH OLIGODENDROGLIOMA,, NOW ON CHEMOTHERAPY-TEMODAR 350MG.

3 but since my micros were so small and incdiental, both my Primary Doc and my Endo agree to keep my Synthroid dosing where it is at 62.5mcgs vs. 75 .... I was a bit concerned with it over 2.0 (supression is closer to 1.0) but they all agree that it's not worth the quality of life issues for me at this time vs. the pathology report from 2 yrs ago and for now I agree.

She is fair skinned, her paternal uncle died of melanoma when he was only 40 and her brother has melanoma. Does this increase her risk of developing melanoma?

Hi. Where was your melanoma located? Was it near your nose? I checked the official prescribing information for Veramyst (fluticasone nasal spray) and it does not specifically state that this drug is contraindicated for those with melanoma or any other cancer. However, for those with recent nasal surgery, this drug should be avoided as it delays wound healing and increases the risk of fungal (Candida) infection.

Now I am terrified that it was a melanoma and I have scrapped it off and the cancer will start growing without me knowing. Can you scrap off a melanoma? If it was a melanoma will the pigmentation grow to the surface again? Does melanoma heal? I know if I go to the gp they will not refer me to a dermatologist and can not afford to pay privately.

However, a mole I had on my forearm was indeed melanoma. Luckily it was melanoma in situ. It was a small mole (smaller than pencil eraser), flat, symmetrical BUT it had two shades of brown in it. Thanks! I'm two years out from my diagnosis and doing well.

It is unrelated. Where is the melanoma in the eye? What type of surgery is planned? Dr. O.

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Hello, I had a suspicious mole on my neck removed in June and it came back as mild-moderate dysplastic nevus with differential diagnosis of early melanoma in-situ. The area was re-excised with 3mm margins. Since then I have had the slides re-evaluated by UPenn Dermatopathology and their diagnosis was Severe dysplastic nevus with differential diagnosis of evolving melanoma in-situ.

I experience no signs (no night sweats, headaches, itching, etc) or symptoms of a recurrent Melanoma or even a secondary Melanoma. I have been looked over by 4 separate Dermatologists every 3 months for the last year and a half. I even had my Melanoma scar biopsied again for recurrence (negative). My Oncologist is pushing me to get a PET scan done. Now, I'm all for having a PET scan done if there is a high risk of cancer. All the tests I have had done have been extremely positive though.

m thinking about this now because I know I have two lectures tomorrow morning on melanoma that will include more statistics about melanoma including statistics about the current not so great survival rates. I guess I feel like skipping class would be bratty or wimpy when right now I'm perfectly healthy, but I don't love the idea of sitting and hearing about it in that light.

t seem to me to be the usual appearance of melanoma (follow this link to see what the usual melanoma lesions look like: http://www.skincarephysicians.com/SkinCancerNet/melanoma.html). Having said this, I would like to emphasize that the diagnosis of melanoma cannot be made based on appearance alone. A biopsy of the lesion is needed to confirm the diagnosis.

I just wanted to ask if it is possible to spreak skin cancer (especially melanoma) into the body by scratching an infected area until it bleeds. I was told that skin cancer cells can enter the body through the blood stream in this case and then infect other parts of the body, namely, internal organs. Is this true? Thanks a lot! Sincerely, George DeKornfeld This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/242515'>SMALL RAISED RED BUMP ON HAND</a>.

Yesterday my wife was diagnosed with Melanoma via a pathology test and then with a consultation with a skin cancer specialist Dr Robyn Saw. Apparently it is 4mm deep, is this whats referred to as a grade 4 Melanoma? The doctor is suggesting removal of it from the shin on her leg with a 5cm skin graft and also selective lymph node dissection. Obviously we are both very worried about it and now have to wait just over a week before surgery on the 27th.

but was not cancer and not melanoma but would have become melanoma at some point. He also told me the surgery he did was the very same surgery he would have done if it WERE early melanoma. I'll have my stitches out in 2 weeks.

Hello, Salient feature of subungual melanoma (melanoma under nail) is categorized according to ABCDEF. In this system A stands for age (peak incidence being in the 5th to 7th decades of life and African Americans, Asians, and native Americans in whom subungual melanoma accounts for up to one third of all melanoma cases. B stands for brown to black b and with breadth of 3 mm or more and variegated borders.

first report is .49 mm melanoma, thin. Doc says chances of spreading and spreading to lymph nodes is slim. What is your opinion? The melanoma is on my arm (I hadn't mentioned that before). Thanks again!

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