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Skin squamous cell carcinoma (recurring)

Posted by annabach @annabach, Jul 2, 2023

Anyone else battled on-going outbreaks of squamous cell cancers? I have had dozens on my legs in the last two years. One required a swim graft. Three were MOHS procedures. A dozen were excisions with sutures. The rest were small and frozen. I just had an aggressive one removed the had quickly extended all the way to muscle. Who did you see? Are there other treatment options besides continued surgeries? I have at least six more that have popped up in the last week. It feels as though this will never end!

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jc76 | @jc76 | Jan 24 6:38am
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@celia16

I found this thread looking for info on the Gardasil vaccine. I am over 55 and interested in getting it. I haven’t had any cancer, except 1 BCC in 2022 removed by Moh’s.

I am HPV negative. Do you have any experience about volunteering to get the vaccine over 45? Do I pay out of pocket? I’m preparing to begin a new relationship with intimacy and am motivated to get the vaccine, if it’s possible.

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If you find out about this please post as many of us would like to know. I was told my last squanous cancer could be HPV caused. So I asked about being tested and was told yes but if positive nothing could be done about it.

Then I was told that HPV does not have to come from sex but can be caught in locker rooms, etc. Wow had no idea of that. I think the HPV virus is the one they are really push young teens to get as majority of (cervix cancers I think is type) are caused by it and of course males helping spread it so having them vaccinated too.

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celia16 | @celia16 | Jan 24 7:09am
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@celia16
If you find out about this please post as many of us would like to know. I was told my last squanous cancer could be HPV caused. So I asked about being tested and was told yes but if positive nothing could be done about it.

Then I was told that HPV does not have to come from sex but can be caught in locker rooms, etc. Wow had no idea of that. I think the HPV virus is the one they are really push young teens to get as majority of (cervix cancers I think is type) are caused by it and of course males helping spread it so having them vaccinated too.

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I’ll see what I can find. I’ve read pretty much the same thing about how you get it…..only from sexual contact, but….idk. It’s the internet.

I feel that seniors are not considered with this vaccine. Is it because they think everyone already has it by age 45? It’s confusing. Hopefully, I can get some answers and others will chime in.

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celia16 | @celia16 | Jan 24 7:27am

Okay. I found article about Gardasil. I’m not sure if this link is allowed, but it seems the reason they don’t promote the vaccine in older people is because the cancer HPV can produce is slow growing. So, you would likely die from something else before the cancer progressed. To me, that’s flawed. Because, what if you did get the HPV from sex with partner A, because you couldn’t get the vaccine (condoms aren’t 100%) at age 56. Then, you unknowingly give it to your lover, partner B, 5 years later, who is age 40 and also not vaccinated? That’s not right. Why not offer everyone the opportunity?

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