On 9-4-14 I had a melanoma removed from my scalp. The initial biopsy suggested its thickness was .49mm. However the path report showed that parts of it were 7mm thick. The margins were clear. The location of the sentinel nodes made removal impossible w/o major surgery, so the node removal attempt was aborted. Subsequent PET CT scans showed no evidence that the cancer had spread to nodes or organs. At this time, my doctor has not seen BRAF reports from the path study, so he does no know whether I am a candidate for certain clinical trials. If I do not find a suitable clinical trial, he will most likely recommend year-long interferon treatments, although acknowledging that it is questionable whether benefits outweigh the probable significant loss in quality of life during treatment. I'm also considering radiation therapy at the removal site and neck area where sentinel nodes are located, but this therapy is on hold because starting it would disquallify me for clinical trials.
Any thoughts??
g_booker
