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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Melanoma is a potentially fatal cancer that can recur and metastasize. Even if the treatment was easier than for other types of cancer, she has to carry around with her the knowledge that she's had cancer once, and now has a higher likelihood of it coming back even worse down the road. That may feel trivial to you, but it's not trivial to the person living with it.[/quote] +1 My sister was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma at age 27. Luckily, hers hadn'the spread to the lymph nodes but the few weeks before we found that out were hell. She actually lost 20 lbs in less than a month purely from stress (& she was fairly thin to begin with). She was always an easy going person who dealt with high pressured situations extremely well but, ever since her diagnosis almost 5 years ago, she has suffered from pretty severe anxiety. Her doctor said this is not at all uncommon. Pleases don't judge & minimize what you haven't lived.[/quote]
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