A 50-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me how the body maintain homeostasis with basal cell carcinoma?
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Dr. Stephen Strumanswered
55 years experience
Hyaluronic acid: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Jun;25(6):679-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03851.x. Epub 2010 Sep 16.
Nodular basal cell carcinoma is associated with increased hyaluronan homeostasis.
Tzellos TG1, Kyrgidis A, Vahtsevanos K, Triaridis S, Printza A, Klagas I, Zvintzou E, Kritis A, Karakiulakis G, Papakonstantinou E.
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Dr. Myron Arlenanswered
Surgical Oncology 66 years experience
Shed antigen: The status for most basal cell carcinomas are well defined, with the lesion remaining in the skin for long periods, first healing with scab that falls off and then rescabs. Such skin lesions do shed antigen into the skin where they are recognized by dendritic cells that help the immune system recognize and control growth. Efudex (fluorouracil) removes suppressor cells and lets effector cells control tumor.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
How can the body maintain homeostasis with basal cell carcinoma?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
It doesn't: If you have a teacher who talks about "maintaining homeostasis" when there's a cancer, have a serious talk with that teacher's supervisor. Any cancer, untreated, will eventually kill the owner. There's no question of "the body's natural ability to heal" here. The immune system fights some skin cancers but this never cures without an assist from today's high-tech Rx's.
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