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So glad to see this post. I have had the same diagnosis this week, melanoma in situ (stage 0) on the lower leg. Mine passed the A, B, C, & D criteria so I had it checked. I also have a squamous cell on one hand. I've had many (approx. 20) basal cells removed, but this is my first melanoma. Excisions are scheduled for next week.
What exactly IS the connection? Pre-breast cancer was all ordinary basal cell. Are my cells running amouk....basal cell carcinoma, DCIS, IDC, squamous cell and now the melanoma? What's next?
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Diag. Oct. 2004 age 54 left breast
Stage 1 grade 3; 6mm IDC; unknown amount of DCIS
with comedo necrosis; node neg.
Nottingham Grade 7/9
ER 91% PR 62%; Her2 3.6 by ICH; KI-67 35%
Nov 2004 Lumpectomy; SNB failed so had
full axillary clearance;
Dec 2004 2nd lumpy for clean DCIS margins.
Jan/Feb 2005 4 A/C dose dense;
33 rads finished 6/2005;
Began 5 years Arimidex in 6/2005
No Herceptin
9/2007 Quit Arimidex due to severe side effects.
NED
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