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What is better for treatment of basal skin cancer radiation or Mohs?
Melanoma & Skin Cancer | Last Active: Sep 18 11:32am | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
@legeke: it's been a few weeks since your post and I was checking back to see how you're doing since you've decided upon Mohs to treat your basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Personally, I've had several to treat both BCCs as well as squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) without incident, however, in neither case have I required reconstruction - although I did have that for melanoma and healed well.
I wonder if both of the dermatologists with whom you consulted were more in favor of Mohs due to the location of the BCC, or perhaps due the difficulty in locating radiation oncologists or dermatologic oncologists who specialize in this procedure in your immediate area. You did well in performing your research and hope you're pleased with the outcome.
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Hi, apparently.There is a radiation station nearby which is good because I have to go there a lot! On the other hand i'm not sure there are many trained mohs surgeons here in rural Humboldt count, CA, And surgery may be backed up for months. I waited way too long, so I may make the three hour drive to UCSF.
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Hi @grammato3
There is a dermatologist and radiation tech in the group I used for the Mohs surgery. The consensus of the group is to get a cure by actual tissue examination at time of surgery given the possible devastation if margins arent clear. This friday marks 2 weeks and I have been well healed by day 7. After day 3, I could move, bend as usual but was to avoid sunlight on incision until after a week. The plastic/reconstruction surgeon did a beautiful job and most people cant tell I had surgery. When I was thinking about pros-cons of each procedure, I also felt that 3 trips a week = 9 hrs of time traveling back/forth x6.5 weeks…easy to have something come up and miss an appointment. I take care of my mom, so time is valuable given the current demands on me. I am very happy with the surgical choice and would probably only opt for the radiation therapy if I weren't a surgical candidate.
Thank you for checking back on me!