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Skin squamous cell carcinoma (recurring)

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@jodes1984
I think I replied to one of your post earlier. Please understand that SCC is very common and a type of skin cancer that is highly treatable and success rate very high. It is not a death sentence at all.

My first MOHS (I was not a Mayo then) told me, "If you are going to have to have cancer this is the one to pick). Again you have to know statistics for BCC and SCC treatments are extremely high.

Posters have said to you that you will not know if SCC, invasive, how deep and long if SCC. Then you will be given treatment options. You will see a lot like me mentioned MOHS. Why? It is a type of surgery that you do not leave treatment table until there is no signed of cancer in your margins.

The surgeon will remove the area identified by biopsy and then take to pathology. If there is not signs of cancer in the margins removed you are done. If there is any sign of cancer in margins the surgeon will remove it and margins and go through same process of taking ot pathology who will confirm if margins are now free of any cancer.

Please I don't know how to calm your anxiety but when you hear cancer you can have the anxiety and stress you are dealing with. Look up on web sites like Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, John Hopkins, and look for SCC and BCC success rates and types of treatments. This should help you with your anxiety.

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@jc76 What if it's spread? Is it dangerous then?x