Because of my recent posts on Israel, I have a lot of new (free) subscribers. While a lot of my pieces have a political angle, most of these digressions are nerdy exploration of old texts. Occasionally, I throw an autobiographical essay into the mix. After today’s post I’ll be away on holiday, and I don’t expect to blog for another ten days to two weeks.
I was really worried for you reading the title of this post, but it sounds like basal cell carcinoma, which has a very good prognosis. Super-common here in Oz, 30% have had it, including me.
My GP experience went the other way - he diagnosed the tumour on my scalp as melanoma, which is pretty much a death sentence in that location. I had to wait a week to see the dermatologist, and rushed out to tell my wife the good news "I've got a basal cell carcinoma", which left her initially flummoxed.
I was really worried for you reading the title of this post, but it sounds like basal cell carcinoma, which has a very good prognosis. Super-common here in Oz, 30% have had it, including me.
My GP experience went the other way - he diagnosed the tumour on my scalp as melanoma, which is pretty much a death sentence in that location. I had to wait a week to see the dermatologist, and rushed out to tell my wife the good news "I've got a basal cell carcinoma", which left her initially flummoxed.