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01-26-2012, 03:43 PM | #1 |
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Skin Cancer, it's no Joke
I had what I thought was a stupid little sore on the back of my ear so I went to the dermatologist to see what's up. My ear was numbed up and the cut part of the sore of and had is biopsied. Turns out I have Basal Call Carcinoma. They say that's the most easy of the cancers to cure but IT'S STILL CANCER. That same day they burned off two other sun damages spots on my face. Now I get to wait for when I go have the surgery to remove the cancer on my ear. If you have any spots or sores that are not going away, go have them checked. It's a minor cancer but if left untreated can be deadly. I know I want to be fishing with you all for many years so don't wait.
Here's some info on the stuff. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001827/
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01-26-2012, 03:59 PM | #2 |
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Cancer is no joke.....PERIOD! I lost my grandmother to cancer and one of my uncle has stage 3 colon cancer. My sister was diagnosed with cancer at a very young age but because it was caught on time they were able to get her taken care of.
Did they say how you got it? Is it hereditary or is there a way to prevent it?
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01-26-2012, 04:10 PM | #3 |
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GOOD SUNSCREEN ALL DAY EVERYDAY!!!!!!
http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/sa...sing-it_44057/ http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/sa...ts-uses_44383/ |
01-26-2012, 04:26 PM | #4 |
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thanks for posting this, absolutely. And don't be afraid of what you might find, finding out early keeps your options open. And chances are allot of weird growths aren't cancer yet, but getting rid of them helps prevent them from going cancerous. I have had some stuff taken off my nose as well. Quick recovery to you Jimmy!
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01-26-2012, 04:32 PM | #5 |
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In my prayers Jimmy, quick recovery...
Thank you for the post and information, we all have to watch out for that stuff
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01-26-2012, 04:42 PM | #6 |
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I had one of those removed. The funny thing was that I had asked lots of docs about it over a long time period before a specialist diagnosed it from 10 feet away. All the others said it was probably nothing lol. The good news is that it is only very rarely a serious problem. The other good thing is that fishing is good after the surgery.
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01-26-2012, 04:35 PM | #7 |
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Great to hear everything was taken care of...your right it's no joke. Everybody should cover themselves up as much as they can. the BWE buff works great, wear it everytime I go fish'n sun or not.
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01-26-2012, 04:32 PM | #8 | |
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THe told me I needed to wear a hat that now protects the back of my ears and make sure to apply sunscreen in that area. Literally this is where your ear attaches to your head. I never would have thought that I would get something there, nor did I ever think to protect it too well. Now I do. Now he has advised me to come back every 6 months for check ups to make sure it does not have any long term affects. http://www.sungrubbies.com/index.htm Here's a great site to find a lot of Sun Care products.
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01-27-2012, 07:26 PM | #9 |
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Use a good sunscreen, wear your buff and see the dermatologist at least once or twice a year. Works for me.
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01-27-2012, 10:33 PM | #10 |
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I had 60 stitches in my face thanks to the same thing. You'll be in my prayers too.
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01-28-2012, 09:23 AM | #11 | |
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Anyway I'm still waiting for the call to have it removed, I may call for an update next week. I want this thing gone.
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01-30-2012, 12:11 PM | #12 |
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There was a similar skin cancer awareness post on the Australian Kayak Fishing Forum a few years ago.
http://www.akff.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2907 Quite an eye opener. Like most, I never thought about skin cancer when I was young. Even as my grandparents and mother were regularly getting little bits of their ears, faces and arms cut away, it just didn't sink in. It wasn't until getting severely sunburned on a long July fishing session at La Jolla did I really start taking it seriously. Although I know it won't prevent damage done over the years, I now never go out with sun protection. Long sleeves, long pants, big hat or head cover and zinc sun block on any exposed skin.
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01-31-2012, 07:06 AM | #13 |
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You better believe cancer is no joke.
No one knows that better than me and my son. Except for Matt(Moyer) and everyone else who cancer has affected. Word around the campfire is that because of the poor tournament turnout the last two years there may be no Moyer tourney this year.This is unacceptable. Please let Matt or Jim know that you support this cause and the tournament.
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