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Biopsy confirmed: I have squamous cell carcinoma
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I also just received SCC diagnosis for an area on my upper arm. It extended to all margins so Derm is having me come back in for further excision. Derm tells me this is “no big deal” and kind of laughed when I asked about any testing for mets. Am I overreacting?
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Hi @jojo61, have you had the further excision? How are you doing?
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Any type of cancer can be stressful to those who have it.
Skin cancer basal cell (BCC), and SCC are very common. They are highly treatable and have excellent cure rates if caught early. Malanoma (spell) is a total different type of cancer and has increased risk of metastasizing where BCC and SCC is very low. But BCC and SCC will grow and can grow into muscles, bones, organs if not removed. That is the highest risk with those type cancer not metasazing. This comes from my Mayo Jacksonville dermatologist not from me as I am not even close to being a medical expert or to give medical advice.
There are great treatments for removing BCC and SCC. It appears you got surgery to remove it. Was this MOHS surgery. That is where they remove the cancer area and then pathologist determines if all cancer has been removed and the margins are clear.
I have had at least 10 BCC and 1 SCC done by MOHS at Mayo Jacksonville. If a biopsy shows a new cancer I would go with it again. Others have had problem with MOHS but my experience has been excellent.
I think your medical providers should be more sensititive to those with cancer. But I sense they see this so much and the cure rate is so high with BCC and SCC that is why you get the feedback you did.