Just heard from my friend, who had what looked like a big freaking wart on his back, that it does seem not malignant from a dermatologist he saw yesterday.
He grew up in California, where the sun always shines, while I grew up in the Pittsburgh area where the sun wouldn't shine for 9 months out of the year.
Pray for him and his health.
I had one of these on an ear lobe and had it surgically removed in 2013. The Red Cross let me keep donating blood without any waiting period. I have never used tanning beds and don’t spend a lot of time in the sun.
My poor brother in law who is dealing with oral cancer, just had a big squamous lesion show up on his nose. Really hoping that this isn’t a sign of the cancer spreading.
Accurate description. I’ve had two. They come up fast and grow fast. Dermatologist removed both on first look, no reschedule for surgery.
For many of us, the only time we work a hat as a kid was when playing baseball, and the only thing you put on your skin was “suntan oil” to make it browner. Years of UV exposure later, some cells with cooked DNA kick in and we get skin cancers. Fortunately mostly basal cell, but squamous too.
Every time I see my dermatologist he finds something to freeze ;-) And it seems, something for the knife too.
The more the population uses sunscreen, the more skin cancer there is. On a line graph, there is a direct correlation.
Funny, I had a wart like growth on the back of my hand, doc bi-opsied it last week and just called me to let me know it was squamous, surgery scheduled in a couple weeks.
Bkmk
I had a squamous cell carcinoma on my nose several years ago. Doc took it off in the office then did a skin graft to replace the skin. Took the skin from my shoulder for the graft.
My brother had one removed from his back 15 years ago & it came back a year or so ago after spreading to his spine, brain, bones and liver. Its a tough cancer to treat and you need to see a dermatologist every year, which I have done for the past 15-20 years now.
I have had squamous cell, basal and melanoma cancers. All were surgically removed, no chemo or radiation. My last cancer surgery was in 1995 and I have been taking Ivermectin on and off since then.
I pray that your friend will be so fortunate.
I’m light-complexioned with blue eyes. I’ve been seeing a dermatologist every six months for the past five years. At 68, skin issues from a lifetime of sun exposure is catching up with me. Nothing serious yet, but minor localized skin cancer removed every so often.