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A pa looked at my chest and said a pink lesion was basal cell or even maybe squamous. he sprayed it withnitrogen, it was under 1 cm raised and hard. a picture from 10 years ago and it is there, might be slightly smaller, cancer. have lots if sks?
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Whoa: It is not good to treat any suspected true cancer just by spraying with liquid nitrogen. It's more appropriate for an actinic keratosis. Get seen by another practitioner.
Answered 11/16/2016
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