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10-21-2010, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: BridgeView IL
Posts: 116
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Skin Cancers
I am going to see a Dermatologist next Thursday for this ongoing Rash and three possible skin cancers. One mole on my back turned black and another mole on my leg turned black. I also have had a lesion under my left eye since 2006 that needs to be biopsied.
My weekly smaller doses of Taxol to date have been ok, no neropathy yet.
Also receiving another year of herceptin, weekly.
Take Care
Tami
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Tamara Donnelly
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma 10/2006 HER2+
Lumpectomy
Adriamycin x 4/Cytoxin x 4/Taxol x 4
Herceptin x 17
Radiation: 5 1/2 weeks
Second Reoccurrance: August 2010
Right Breast Masectomy
12 doses of Taxol
1 yr of Herceptin
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10-21-2010, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Wilmington, Del.
Posts: 1,126
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Re: Skin Cancers
It happens, but I hope not to you. A woman in my survivor support group had a melanoma on her leg. After hearing that, I went to my dermatologist for a head to toe exam. Happy to say I'm fine. Hope your moles are benign.
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MJO
IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
Finished Femara May 2011
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10-21-2010, 02:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ireland
Posts: 3,463
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Re: Skin Cancers
Tami, I'm due to have a leg spot checked in Dec with my dermatologist too, hopefully yours is nothing serious but it's a good idea to have these things checked anyway! x
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Tricia
Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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10-21-2010, 03:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 3,142
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Re: Skin Cancers
We should go for a skin check up once a year. I go once or twice a year, because I have moles and basel cell, squamish cell carcinoma and melanoma run in my family.
I had a basel cell carcinoma removed a couple months ago. A mole changed and developed into basel cell carcinoma. The pathology report noted that it was from sun damage. Basel cell carcinoma is the least aggressive type, so I didn't need any chemo for it. The surgery was a piece of cake in the dermatologist's office with local anethesia. It healed quickly and I had no after effects.
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10-22-2010, 01:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Wilmington, Del.
Posts: 1,126
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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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MJO
IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
Finished Femara May 2011
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10-27-2010, 06:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: NY
Posts: 240
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Re: Skin Cancers
Last Friday I had a fast growing "age-spot" removed by my dermatologist. I've got age-spots on my hands and face, but never saw one grow as fast as this one. I'm waiting to hear back - but my dermatologist said it most likely is nothing. Still, many years ago, I had a skin cancer removed from the same side of my upper left chest - it was either a basal cell or squamous cell (I can't remember now). I did a quick Google search on skin cancer and breast cancer and found this article which discusses a study that proves a relationship between melanoma and breast cancer - so my advice is to run to the dermatologist whenever something suspicious shows up on your skin and get a biopsy:
"Melanoma and Breast Cancer: a New Warning"
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Kathy
2/5/08 - dx age 53, post-menopausal;
IDC Stage 1, Grade 1
ER+ 90% /PR+ 90% /Her2++++, BRAC1 & 2 neg
3/5/08 - mast with muscle-sparing free tram;
0/7 nodes clear; Stage 1 lymphedema in right arm
3/11/08 - MRSA infection in abdomen causes large hernia
4/11/08 - Oncotype DX score 22 (intermediate)
4/12/08 - Muga score 67%
4/23/08 - Chemo, Navelbine and Herceptin every 2 weeks
8/20/08 - Last Navelbine infusion! Yay!
1/22/09 - First mammo since dx - unaffected breast CLEAR!
1/30/09 - Second Muga score 63%
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10-27-2010, 06:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Misty woods of WA State
Posts: 4,128
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Re: Skin Cancers
I think it is very important to get our skin checked out. In my case I have had a few spots "burned" off - they actually freeze the area.
A place on my back was scraped off and biopsied, but was not important - just annoying.
We found a basal cell spot on my chest that was treated. Then some large areas of my nose and upper lip responded to 5FU cream. So the suspicions were confirmed by a treatment response. (It was NOT pretty!)
Mostly the fast growing "moles" end up being actinic keratosis - a fancy name for sun damage that normally stay harmless.
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"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau
Live in the moment.
MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~
Found suspicious lump 9/2000
Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement
Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR -
Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds
36 rads - very little burning
3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum
Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED!
2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa
Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18
All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET
Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying
Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa
Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?)
2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava
2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec.
Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011
STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer
7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones
Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED
2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED.
Same news for 2016 and all of 2017.
Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.
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