Hello All, first question is once they have removed the tumor does that mean you dont have Bcc any longer? Do you carry bcc all of the time and just wait until another tumor appears? The doctor that removed the growth I had said when the bandages come off I would be good to go... huh?
Basal Cell Carcinoma - once they remove the tumor is that it, you don't have the cancer anymore?
Question posted by micael67 on 26 June 2011
Last updated on 26 May 2014
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Official Answer by Drugs.com
27 June 2011
Basal cell carcinoma is a type of nonmelanoma skin cancer, and is the most common form of cancer in the United States.
Basal cell skin cancer almost never spreads and if they remove all of the tumor then it is extremely unlikely to return.
https://www.drugs.com/health-guide/basal-cell-carcinoma.html
micael67
27 June 2011
I understand that it wouldn't come back in the same spot. What about the rest of your body how likely can one person that has had it before get it some where else on the body? Does one carry the cancer gene all the time? Will I always have to wonder when or where will the next tumor grow?
Danny knight
24 June 2012
Would get a Derm. To check you now and then. I have had over 400 (verifiable by my Derm. ) over 15 years my cancers are both basal and squamas cell cancers and I had a transplant that caused them. I have had some surgically removed that the Dr did not get all of it and they came back. If one comes back you can get a surgery called MOHs surgery that is 97 percent guaranteed to get all of it because they look at the removed part under a micro.
DarlingA
26 May 2014
micael67 - I had a basal cell removed on my right cheek by the MOHS surgery. Took 16 stitches to close the hole. the next year I had a basal cell removed from that same cheek by my eye and then this past December I had a basal cell removed from left nostril. So the answer is yes you can get it more than once on other places on your body.
4N Substances
28 Dec 2012
Michael,
I was a lifeguard "back in the day." we used nothing but baby oil to tan as dark as we could. I got a Basal Cell on my collarbone. It was removed 30 yrs ago and I've never had another. It's a good idea to see your Dermatologist or other Doc at least yearly. They actually make a "map" of your body, drawing all the moles or marks that need to be watched. You can ask that this be done. I have light hair, blue eyes and fair skin. This is the most common profile of the person prone to basal cell. Here are the most important words in my reply-SUNSCREEN every day. Use a number higher than 50 or don't bother. You will tan through it by the way, but you'll be protecting yourself from the most damaging solar rays. Confirm this with your Doc. I'm sure he/she will agree. Don't worry about it coming back. These are easily removed. Avoiding sunburn and protecting with a high SPF are super important. Good luck to you.
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