donate blood?

The fact that they allow the donation of blood for stage I means that no one in the blood bank world believes there is a risk for blood transfered melanoma for stage I.  I can't remember the waiting period, but it is a couple of years, I believe.  I have actually never read anything that indicated melanoma was transmitted by blood donation to a recipient.  However, there have been a few cases of early stage people who donated organs.  The organ recipients there ended up with melanoma.  Those recipients have to have their immune system suppresed which leave them open to any cells lying around.  I think the opinion around here is safe rather than sorry. 

As for adjuvant therapy, there isn't effective adjuvant therapy for stage III.  Maybe if there was, it might be used for higher risk individuals.  However, stage I isn't high risk in any sense of the word.  The thing you may be forgetting is that organ and blood donor recipients are (or may be) immune suppressed.  That changes the dynamics some especially when it comes to organ donors.

The fact that they allow the donation of blood for stage I means that no one in the blood bank world believes there is a risk for blood transfered melanoma for stage I.  I can't remember the waiting period, but it is a couple of years, I believe.  I have actually never read anything that indicated melanoma was transmitted by blood donation to a recipient.  However, there have been a few cases of early stage people who donated organs.  The organ recipients there ended up with melanoma.  Those recipients have to have their immune system suppresed which leave them open to any cells lying around.  I think the opinion around here is safe rather than sorry. 

As for adjuvant therapy, there isn't effective adjuvant therapy for stage III.  Maybe if there was, it might be used for higher risk individuals.  However, stage I isn't high risk in any sense of the word.  The thing you may be forgetting is that organ and blood donor recipients are (or may be) immune suppressed.  That changes the dynamics some especially when it comes to organ donors.

The fact that they allow the donation of blood for stage I means that no one in the blood bank world believes there is a risk for blood transfered melanoma for stage I.  I can't remember the waiting period, but it is a couple of years, I believe.  I have actually never read anything that indicated melanoma was transmitted by blood donation to a recipient.  However, there have been a few cases of early stage people who donated organs.  The organ recipients there ended up with melanoma.  Those recipients have to have their immune system suppresed which leave them open to any cells lying around.  I think the opinion around here is safe rather than sorry. 

As for adjuvant therapy, there isn't effective adjuvant therapy for stage III.  Maybe if there was, it might be used for higher risk individuals.  However, stage I isn't high risk in any sense of the word.  The thing you may be forgetting is that organ and blood donor recipients are (or may be) immune suppressed.  That changes the dynamics some especially when it comes to organ donors.

There are a whole host of diseases and conditions that can be unintentionally transmitted by blood transfusions, particularly when the recipient is immunosuppressed (on steroids, for example). There is always a risk when getting a transfusion. If you are concerned about accidentally transmitting melanoma (or anything else for that matter) I'm sure there is a way your state's motor vehicle department can send you a new license with the organ donor label removed.  

There are a whole host of diseases and conditions that can be unintentionally transmitted by blood transfusions, particularly when the recipient is immunosuppressed (on steroids, for example). There is always a risk when getting a transfusion. If you are concerned about accidentally transmitting melanoma (or anything else for that matter) I'm sure there is a way your state's motor vehicle department can send you a new license with the organ donor label removed.  

There are a whole host of diseases and conditions that can be unintentionally transmitted by blood transfusions, particularly when the recipient is immunosuppressed (on steroids, for example). There is always a risk when getting a transfusion. If you are concerned about accidentally transmitting melanoma (or anything else for that matter) I'm sure there is a way your state's motor vehicle department can send you a new license with the organ donor label removed.  

Even if your license states you are a donor, the family is contacted before anything along those lines happen.  Make sure your family knows.  My drivers license used to say that too and I just attached a sticky note on the back stating "research donation or cornea donation only". 

Even if your license states you are a donor, the family is contacted before anything along those lines happen.  Make sure your family knows.  My drivers license used to say that too and I just attached a sticky note on the back stating "research donation or cornea donation only". 

I had my state remove my donation status from my drivers license, for another reason, and they did it.  So, just call them and find out how.

I had my state remove my donation status from my drivers license, for another reason, and they did it.  So, just call them and find out how.

I had my state remove my donation status from my drivers license, for another reason, and they did it.  So, just call them and find out how.

Even if your license states you are a donor, the family is contacted before anything along those lines happen.  Make sure your family knows.  My drivers license used to say that too and I just attached a sticky note on the back stating "research donation or cornea donation only". 

This is confusing. LifeSource says you may be "temporarily ineligible" if you have a history of cancer (except skin caner).

Does that mean that if you have skin cancer you can go ahead and donate (i.e., the "temporarily ineligible" does not apply to you)? Or does it mean that if you have skin cancer you are not temporarily ineligible but PERMANENTLY ineligible? Piss-poor writing, if you ask me. 

This is confusing. LifeSource says you may be "temporarily ineligible" if you have a history of cancer (except skin caner).

Does that mean that if you have skin cancer you can go ahead and donate (i.e., the "temporarily ineligible" does not apply to you)? Or does it mean that if you have skin cancer you are not temporarily ineligible but PERMANENTLY ineligible? Piss-poor writing, if you ask me. 

This is confusing. LifeSource says you may be "temporarily ineligible" if you have a history of cancer (except skin caner).

Does that mean that if you have skin cancer you can go ahead and donate (i.e., the "temporarily ineligible" does not apply to you)? Or does it mean that if you have skin cancer you are not temporarily ineligible but PERMANENTLY ineligible? Piss-poor writing, if you ask me.