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Anyone take acitretin to help prevent further SCC skin lesions?
Melanoma & Skin Cancer | Last Active: Sep 16 5:39pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@beneah77: I can understand your reticence with your history of so many skin cancers over the years requiring removal. I've also had several but not as many or starting as such a young age as you had been. While I don't have personal experience using Acitritin I have read studies about it in medical journals that have sounded promising and have read this that outlines some of the possible side effects you inquired about : https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/acitretin-oral-route/description/drg-20061491
Has your medical provider given you any information about acitretin? If you do opt to go this route, I'd be interested in hearing more about it.
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Hello thank you for the link. Yes handout was given to me. It sound like a full on medicine. I see your link says depression. I’m not deeply depressed but obviously am very down at times when I find more. My doctor asked if I think I might have PTSD from all the surgeries. I’ve not looked at like that before. But I am truly struggling with the thought of more. I will let you know if I decide to take it.