*Susan told Rachel, 'that mole has changed.'

[elleng]

Susan's taking care of Rachel, as she should!

Biopsy done, was skin cancer; been removed!
Get them EARLY!!!

[a kennedy]

1. I wrote about this mole awhile ago......

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181558197 I did not know it was cancer, AND I don’t know if I saw it again because it now is gone for real.

[elleng]

3. I recall seeing something here about it!

Thanks for watching!

[a kennedy]

5. I've had two siblings die of melanoma cancer.......

my only sister, and my favorite brother…….I do have 3 other brothers alive, but my two favorites are gone because of melanoma cancer. Brother died in 1980, and my sister died in 2010.

[elleng]

7. OH my GOODness.

[a kennedy]

8. I know, I miss them, her though so much.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

12. Scary stuff. I'm sorry for your loss.

I recently lost a sibling. Not supposed to happen when you are young.


My buddy’s brother just died of melanoma.

Another friend just had one removed. She caught it early because because a friend of her’s had it and described it as like a “smudge.” She too had a “smudge” and thankfully had it looked at. She said she would have never suspected melanoma.


My dermatologist says “you don’t know, we do! Let us look.”

My dermatologist just told me his son was doing a project in medical/dermatologist school. The project was to biopsy your own mole. The mole he picked turned out to be melanoma.

[samnsara]

2. just saw that! wow ..powerful.

[Hav]

4. Skin cancer is scary

You think you got rid of it and years later it's back.

[a kennedy]

6. It travels throughout your body, ALL CANCER SUCKS.

[JudyM]

9. Yup. Killed my dad that way.

❤️

[albacore]

10. Did she ever say it was melanoma? nt

[elleng]

11. No, said 'cancer.'

[Hekate]

13. Typically, when a mole goes bad it's melanoma. I've never heard of a mole that became basal cell or

…squamous cell cancer.

Someone will be along to correct me if I’m wrong.

[triron]

14. Seems consistent with what I've read but I really have no idea.

[KatyaR]

16. My mom had a squamous cell carinoma behind one ear for well over a year.

She was in the beginning stages of dementia, and I thought it was eczema and kept forgetting to tell the doctor about it. When we finally did, the doctor said he knew right away it wasn't eczema, but he had missed it, too, in her exams. She had surgery to remove it, and that was that.

My best friend in grad school was not so lucky (this was 30+ years ago). She had a mole on her back removed by her Ob-Gyn when she was visiting her parents out of state. It came back positive for melanoma but the doctor didn't tell her she needed further exams and checkups. She started getting sick, thought it was the flu, and by the time she went to the hospital she had cancer all through her. She died 4 months later.

So yes, get checked. And if your doctor doesn't seem to be interested, ask for a referral to a dermatologist.

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Here's the video for those who missed it:

Rachel Maddow: Get Your Skin Checked! Schedule An Appointment. It Very Well Might Save Your Life
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017685786