It's been pointed out to me that Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) and Melanoma are likely to be mutually exclusive - my cancer can't be both.
In the emergency meeting that I had with my radiotherapy oncologist last Monday (5 MAY) in which it was confirmed that the radiotherapy had failed and different treatment would be needed, he definitely mentioned that it was SCC ("very difficult to treat," he said.)
However, earlier on in the piece I'm pretty sure that Melanoma was mentioned. If it was however, it was back in February when I was still in hospital, and my brain cells weren't exactly firing on all thrusters.
I'll try and get this clarified on Wednesday (14 MAY) when I meet with my new Medical Oncologist re Chemo.
I'll adjust the original blog posts as necessary to make the information as accurate as possible.
Bare with me. This is all very new and strange.
*** UPDATE 14 MAY 2014 ***
I've had a meeting with the new Oncologist - yes it is definitely Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC).
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