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[Adamzski]

My grandmother is 83yo and has had the same small part of her ear removed 4 times now. I will try to speak to the doctor myself but I am in another country else would just visit with her.

 

What I don't understand is why the doctor would not be more aggressive with removing the part of the ear? And the doctor tells her to wear hats outside, of course she should but is skin cancer like this? I thought that skin cancers take a long time to develop and come from damage much earlier in life.

 

Is their any kind of supplement that could help? What about sunscreens, is their any particular type of sunscreen that is best other than the usual max spf? I will read up more on skin cancer but from what I have heard it does not spread that easy.

 

[niner]

Sorry to hear about your grandmum's trouble.  Skin cancer is variable.  Some are (usually) no big deal, while a melanoma is frequently lethal.  There are three major kinds of skin cancer- Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Melanoma.  Do you know which it is?  Other things that might get removed multiple times are "precancerous lesions" like leukoplakia and various keratoses.  These are no big deal.  If that's what it is, that would be good news.  The other possibility is that the doctor is removing the lesions and getting what look like clean margins, but the cancer has already metastasized.  If that's the case, then on the basis of Porporato et al. and work from other labs, I'd give c60oo or MitoQ a try.

[Epitopia]

Most damage to the skin happens typically before reaching age 30. So I don't think either that wearing sun protection now will have a great effect. Some doctors seem very restrictive from removing too much tissue. I don't want to conjecture about their true motives.

I'd give Euphorbia plebus a try. I had amazing results putting it on warts and it's know to cure certain types of skin cancer, even in cases where conventional treatment failed. Just put the milky plant juice on the affected areals. There is a lot of evidence that it works. It's brievly mentioned in this article: http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC2921754/

[Adamzski]

Thanks for the replies, I will find out more about the diagnosis and treatment.

 

I have heard many times that all the damage is done early on but the doctor insists that she always wear a hat.

 

And I will look at getting some Euphorbia thanks, She would be very resistive to losing large parts of her ear but yes some doctors may want to keep themselves busy, dont think this would be the case in AU as it would be a public hospital.

[mikela]

I am 61 and have had ongoing bouts of skin cancers on my face, arms and back of hands.  I tried Rick Simpson's oil based on a UCLA study (I don't have the reference handy) that indicated cannabis causes apoptosis in cancer cells.  I tried it on a few precancerous sites.  They reddened and scabbed over and eventually popped off leaving new pink skin that has since blended back in with the surrounding skin.  Not sure if it was just a fluke but it sure seems like it worked.  I have more recently been taking Niagen at 750mg per day and my skin looks better than it has in a long time.

Edited by mikela, 02 December 2014 - 06:35 AM.

[joelcairo]

Re hats: If there was any possibility I had cancerous cells on my skin, I would do everything in my power to avoid direct sunlight on them. These cells are already damaged and genetically unstable, and putting them under mild stress via UV radiation could contribute to cancer progression. I assume that a UVA/UVB sunscreen would also work, but I don't know much about the mechanics of sunscreens so I am not certain of that.

Edited by joelcairo, 07 December 2014 - 01:40 AM.

[mikela]

I have had good success with Blue Lizard sunscreen (Australian...for babies) but I still wear a hat if I am going to be out in direct sun for any length of time.