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i got this friend on yahoo and she said she has skin cancer this was a long time ago and after that night i never head from her any more she hasnt been on and please be honest i have to know

2007-02-15 19:25:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Diseases & Conditions Skin Conditions

im really worried that she may have died and i hve to know if its fatal

2007-02-15 19:26:01 · update #1

also if any one else knows her let me know her screen name for yahoo is xxsupersaraxx1

2007-02-15 19:37:59 · update #2

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Absolutely positively yes. It can be fatal, especially malignant melanoma. Which is more aggressive and spreads more quickly than other types of skin cancer like basal cell carcinoma. The other types spread more slowly and so are more often caught before they are serious enough to be fatal.

Melanoma though often can go undetected until it is serious. When my Mom was in hospice this summer I stayed with her for the 5 weeks she was there. There were 2 people in the 20 unit hospice dying of Melanoma while she was there. I was surprised, but in speaking with the nurses and social worker it is more common than people think.

Hopefully your friend is just busy, or perhaps too tired from getting treatment and hasn't been able to get on line. Often people going through cancer treatment withdraw. I'm sorry I don't know her and couldn't help in that area.

Here is some more information on skin cancer http://www.afraidtoask.com/skinCA/intro.html

2007-02-15 19:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by Wicked Good 6 · 1 0

It Can Be Fatal But Most Cases If Found Early Can Be Cured My Mom Had It Over 10 years Ago And She Is Fine Now

2007-02-15 19:29:32 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Lin 6 · 0 0

As others have said (the informed ones, anyway...) melanoma can be fatal. It is one of the most agressive forms of cancer. It can be recognized very early compared to most other cancers because its on your skin (usually. It can also attack your eye. But agin, you'll know you have it), and so it is treated sooner than most other cancers. Thus, the cure rate is pretty high. But if left alone for too long, it will metasticize and cause death.

2007-02-15 19:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by Jim S 5 · 0 0

Most types of skin cancer are not fatal. Melanoma is one type of skin cancer that can be fatal, if it is not removed early. Most people who get skin cancer get the more common, easily curable kinds. (carcinomas, etc.)

2007-02-15 20:32:19 · answer #4 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0 0

There are 3 kinds of skin cancer. Melanoma, can be fatal if not treated early. It is also 100% curable if caught early. There is also basal cell CA and squamous cell CA. Both are very curable but could cause disfigurement if not treated early. Squamous cell could be rarely fatal.
I'm sorry I don't know what happened to your friend hopefully she is OK.

2007-02-15 19:36:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

To simplify, there are in certainty 3 varieties or categories of "pores and skin maximum cancers." they are: a million. Basal cellular carcinoma 2. Squamous cellular carcinoma 3. cancer Basal cellular and squamous cellular carcinoma are with the help of far the two maximum difficulty-loose varieties of pores and skin maximum cancers. they are hardly deadly and uncommonly metastasize. they are comfortably taken care of with the help of surgical operation or oncologic brokers in the kind of domestically utilized cream or creams, consisting of 5-Fluorouracil. cancer, strictly conversing, is a malignancy of melanocytes, the pigment producing cells of the exterior. cancer isn't restricted to the exterior; it could take place in neurologic tissue (strategies, spinal cord), Gastrointestinal tissue (the GI tract), mucous membranes (such by using fact the oral hollow area) and someplace else. cancer occurs in distinctive varieties, grades and stages all of which predicate how properly it responds to scientific care. cancer, incredibly whether it incredibly is progressed, metastatic and of extreme grade is amazingly usually deadly. Many approaches are available for scientific care yet looking it early with finished surgical extirpation (elimination) is the suited scientific care. i'm hoping this solutions your question! DrEarp

2016-09-29 04:43:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Myself also not well known in skin cancer, but its not a fatal stage i think. I saw one site, in that they said about what is cancer and types of cancer.
You can also visit this site and get a useful information....

http://www.canceronline.biz/typesofcancer.html
http://www.canceronline.biz/

2007-02-15 21:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by Catherine W 2 · 0 0

Melonoma is one of the most lethal forms of skin cancer. It can be fast-spreading and can kill, especially if it's malignant and not treated soon enough. If she has a melonoma, then it's likely it's malignant. If caught in time, she can overcome it.

2007-02-15 19:30:44 · answer #8 · answered by gone 6 · 1 0

yes, it is possible if not treated soon enough

2007-02-15 19:31:24 · answer #9 · answered by tirebiter 6 · 1 0

not normally,, as long as it is treated properly and early,should be no problem !!!!

2007-02-15 19:31:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

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