I've been dealing with Melanoma a long time and cannot tell you the right or wrong thing, but I will tell you what I do. I have a regular dermatologist that follows me and that I see every 3 months. I have have Stage IV, and two Stage 1's, along with basal cell since I was 14, and I am now 32. I like my regular dermatolgist because he can seek out everything that is necessary on an exam. There is nothing that he can't do that a surgical oncologist cannot., including removing abnormal looking moles. I do see one every 6 months to do my xrays and exam. I have a long history, so it may not be typical, but I find that I am more comfortable with my dermatolgist than the larger cancer hospital I go to.
