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I Just Learned That I Have 2c Melanoma, How Soon Should I Have Surgery?

wel43537Nov 6, 2012
my doctor said it will be within 4 weeks, is that too long to wait?

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Dr. Sonia Badreshia-Bansal, MD
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Dr. Peter J. Malouf, DO
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