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        This clearly looks like a penny stock scam. I wouldn't expect anything else to come of this

        rjr11273
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          This clearly looks like a penny stock scam. I wouldn't expect anything else to come of this

          rjr11273
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            This clearly looks like a penny stock scam. I wouldn't expect anything else to come of this

            rjr11273
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              I'm assuming a surgeon can't cut it out?

              everyone is different, but if it was me, with just what you have said to go by, if it is grapefruit size and definitely melanoma, I would be more worried about getting the tumor out than anything else

              rjr11273
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                I'm assuming a surgeon can't cut it out?

                everyone is different, but if it was me, with just what you have said to go by, if it is grapefruit size and definitely melanoma, I would be more worried about getting the tumor out than anything else

                rjr11273
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                  I'm assuming a surgeon can't cut it out?

                  everyone is different, but if it was me, with just what you have said to go by, if it is grapefruit size and definitely melanoma, I would be more worried about getting the tumor out than anything else

                  rjr11273
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                    You need a new Inc who is current with the latest findings

                    rjr11273
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                      What were the results of the SNB? Had the melanoma moved to the lymph nodes from the original tumor? If no, you should be done. If yes, then the standard procedure is lymph node removal in the next layer near the lymph nodes taken in the SNB.

                      But, this is your choice, your body, etc. One thing to keep in mind, is the statistics your quoting are very old. For example, the survival rate of the first 10 years of the staticstics you are quoting are much different than the last 5 years because of Yervoy and now other drugs that are extending even advanced melanoma beyond anything possible 2 or 3 years ago

                      I understand medical insurance and the lack of it can have effects on the care you can receive, but, keep trying for ways to see a specialist in melanoma, it's worth it

                      rjr11273
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                        What were the results of the SNB? Had the melanoma moved to the lymph nodes from the original tumor? If no, you should be done. If yes, then the standard procedure is lymph node removal in the next layer near the lymph nodes taken in the SNB.

                        But, this is your choice, your body, etc. One thing to keep in mind, is the statistics your quoting are very old. For example, the survival rate of the first 10 years of the staticstics you are quoting are much different than the last 5 years because of Yervoy and now other drugs that are extending even advanced melanoma beyond anything possible 2 or 3 years ago

                        I understand medical insurance and the lack of it can have effects on the care you can receive, but, keep trying for ways to see a specialist in melanoma, it's worth it

                        rjr11273
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                          What were the results of the SNB? Had the melanoma moved to the lymph nodes from the original tumor? If no, you should be done. If yes, then the standard procedure is lymph node removal in the next layer near the lymph nodes taken in the SNB.

                          But, this is your choice, your body, etc. One thing to keep in mind, is the statistics your quoting are very old. For example, the survival rate of the first 10 years of the staticstics you are quoting are much different than the last 5 years because of Yervoy and now other drugs that are extending even advanced melanoma beyond anything possible 2 or 3 years ago

                          I understand medical insurance and the lack of it can have effects on the care you can receive, but, keep trying for ways to see a specialist in melanoma, it's worth it

                          rjr11273
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                            This is very similar to a report on 60 minutes this sunday on the success they are having fighting brain tumors with a mutated form of polio virus

                            rjr11273
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                              This is very similar to a report on 60 minutes this sunday on the success they are having fighting brain tumors with a mutated form of polio virus

                              rjr11273
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                                This is very similar to a report on 60 minutes this sunday on the success they are having fighting brain tumors with a mutated form of polio virus

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