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Old 10-22-2010, 01:49 PM   #5
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Re: Skin Cancers

Reading ElaineM's post reminded me that my friend's melanoma was very shallow and after surgery, she didn't have chemo either. She consulted her breast cancer oncologist about it and he felt she would be fine.
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