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To: Secret_Agent_Man who wrote (32859)4/11/2008 1:11:47 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) of 217906
 
suspicious i.e. irregular borders and/or color, recent changes..aggressive recent behavior
"I know this. A great many of us have been informed of the signs of malignant melanoma at this point. You get few chances with it."

- and no I don't do the surgery, I usually send to a great plastic guy I know because if after excisional biopsy is (+ve) a wide excission is usually done best by him...
"And it takes no special skills and training to differentiate cancerous from non-cancerous cells?"

further treatment can include chemo/rads but staging is required and since I'm not an oncologist I'm not aware of the current protocals-
"Then maybe you need the Medical Guild. Of course, you could try a herbalist and their solutions. Didn't some guy in Tijuana cure cancer with almonds?"

some 20yrs ago I spent an extra 6 months doing derm in chicago at the u of ill system- eczema does not look like cancer
"I know that. Trick question."

nor does shingles
"That too. Although the skin lesion can do a very good imitation of acne."

- basal cells vs squamous are often differentiated by location i.e facial is usually basal, forearm/hands usually squamous but can be basal also exposure is a leading indicator, I've had the farmers with arm and hand lesions most are squamous but a few were basal moreover it is difficult to give You acumen, that is not easily conveyed, If you have seen enough which over the past 20+yrs I'd say I've seen a few then it's not a daunting task-
"If you see these regularly for 20+ years, you are a member of the Guild."

iow.... I know my shit and I also know when I dont know which is much more important than what I know...
"I too. That's why I use the guild. However, independent research and verification and conversations with friends versed in medical matters is highly recommended. It is quite enlightening at times. 'Trust, but verify' are the words to live by. A potentially quite dangerous anomaly discovered accidentally as a result of scans following a stroke was spotted and called out by a non-MD friend. Further checking revealed her assessment was correct, but at this time a 'wait and watch' approach can be taken. After research, I recommended 3 changes to my cardiologist. He accepted them and said he would recommend one to all his patients (it was based on a new finding published in JAMA).
You have a deeper vested interest in your health and well-being than anyone else. You also have more time than anyone else. You medical guild personnel have thousands of bodies to worry about. You have only one."

PS what I know would fit in a thimble relatively speaking
"I too.

BTW, are you a member of the medical guild?"
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