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Thank you too for answering.

It is so difficult to get my head around 'not treating' cancer for the time being. I keep thinking that surely they must want to treat it to stop it spreading even further but melanoma seems to be a very different cancer?? Dad is happy to go with this at the moment as he does feel so well and has no symptoms what so ever so I will just have to respect his decision and hope I don't regret it at a later stage. We did speak to another specialist and their opinion is 'watch and wait' too so we will see what his next scan in 6weeks shows and take it from there.

Hope you mum keeps well.

Thank you too for answering.

It is so difficult to get my head around 'not treating' cancer for the time being. I keep thinking that surely they must want to treat it to stop it spreading even further but melanoma seems to be a very different cancer?? Dad is happy to go with this at the moment as he does feel so well and has no symptoms what so ever so I will just have to respect his decision and hope I don't regret it at a later stage. We did speak to another specialist and their opinion is 'watch and wait' too so we will see what his next scan in 6weeks shows and take it from there.

Hope you mum keeps well.

Thank you too for answering.

It is so difficult to get my head around 'not treating' cancer for the time being. I keep thinking that surely they must want to treat it to stop it spreading even further but melanoma seems to be a very different cancer?? Dad is happy to go with this at the moment as he does feel so well and has no symptoms what so ever so I will just have to respect his decision and hope I don't regret it at a later stage. We did speak to another specialist and their opinion is 'watch and wait' too so we will see what his next scan in 6weeks shows and take it from there.

Hope you mum keeps well.

Hi Maggie,

Thank you so much for taking time to answer. Dad is 'happy' toespecially vemurafenib ng with whatever the Dr suggests he is of the opinion that "Drs know best". I though am a bit more dubious!!

I always thought that with cancer you had to treat asap but this does not seem to be the case with melanoma?? I may be totally wrong in saying that though? We have spoken with another melanoma specialist and he feels too that this is the best approach ".watch and wait" then treat when either symptomatic or if nodules increase significantly in size. I just feel 'nervous' about the spread of the disease and overall prognosis but again as you have said as long as Dad is happy with the decision thats all that matters. I just don't want it to be the 'wrong'one.

 I have read so many articles in recent weeks about various treatment especially about vemurafenib and ipilimumab but I can not find any on delaying treatment until metastases increase in size they all seem to suggest starting as soon as mets are discovered and thats what I am worrid about.

Hope you continue to feel well, take care.

Hi Maggie,

Thank you so much for taking time to answer. Dad is 'happy' toespecially vemurafenib ng with whatever the Dr suggests he is of the opinion that "Drs know best". I though am a bit more dubious!!

I always thought that with cancer you had to treat asap but this does not seem to be the case with melanoma?? I may be totally wrong in saying that though? We have spoken with another melanoma specialist and he feels too that this is the best approach ".watch and wait" then treat when either symptomatic or if nodules increase significantly in size. I just feel 'nervous' about the spread of the disease and overall prognosis but again as you have said as long as Dad is happy with the decision thats all that matters. I just don't want it to be the 'wrong'one.

 I have read so many articles in recent weeks about various treatment especially about vemurafenib and ipilimumab but I can not find any on delaying treatment until metastases increase in size they all seem to suggest starting as soon as mets are discovered and thats what I am worrid about.

Hope you continue to feel well, take care.

Hi Maggie,

Thank you so much for taking time to answer. Dad is 'happy' toespecially vemurafenib ng with whatever the Dr suggests he is of the opinion that "Drs know best". I though am a bit more dubious!!

I always thought that with cancer you had to treat asap but this does not seem to be the case with melanoma?? I may be totally wrong in saying that though? We have spoken with another melanoma specialist and he feels too that this is the best approach ".watch and wait" then treat when either symptomatic or if nodules increase significantly in size. I just feel 'nervous' about the spread of the disease and overall prognosis but again as you have said as long as Dad is happy with the decision thats all that matters. I just don't want it to be the 'wrong'one.

 I have read so many articles in recent weeks about various treatment especially about vemurafenib and ipilimumab but I can not find any on delaying treatment until metastases increase in size they all seem to suggest starting as soon as mets are discovered and thats what I am worrid about.

Hope you continue to feel well, take care.