HeyJaredFinding Your Way with Ocular Melanoma
Welcome to Finding Your Way with Ocular Melanoma with Tara McCannel, MD PhD, a guide to understanding everything there is to know about your experience with this rare cancer.
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Still Getting Liver Function Blood Testing? (opens the original)
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If you've been diagnosed with ocular melanoma it is important that you have a systemic surveillance plan. This means scheduling regular scans under the supervision of an oncologist to monitor your body for metastasis, possible spread of the eye melanoma. More than ever, this is very important - we now have effective therapies should it be discovered that your cancer has spread. People have the most options available to them when spread of the cancer is discovered EARLY. So the tests that you get
How Do I Tell People I Have Ocular Melanoma? (opens the original)
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Telling your friends and family that you have a diagnosis of ocular melanoma can be challenging. "Cancer" can trigger strong emotions because we have been taught that having cancer is the worst possible thing. Give yourself time, learn as much as you can first before starting to share with others. Decide how much you want to share, how long the version of your story should be (and for whom), and who you feel needs to know this detail of your health history. If people react with pity, or treat yo
Pregnancy and Ocular Melanoma (opens the original)
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Young women of child-bearing age may be affected by ocular melanoma. Although the majority of people who get diagnosed and treated for ocular melanoma are older than 50 years of age, and the majority of patients are men, fertility questions do come up. Is it safe to have an ocular melanoma treated while you are pregnant? Is it safe to have a baby after your ocular melanoma treatment? The answer to both these questions is YES. Get your copy of the one-page Ocular Melanoma: Start Here Guide , it w
How Is Ocular Melanoma Diagnosed? (opens the original)
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The first question many new patients ask me when I give the diagnosis of ocular melanoma is - How do you know it is an eye cancer without performing a biopsy? Listen to my discussion today that features how the eye is a unique place where we can actually see the tumor, unlike if a tumor is hidden within an organ where only scans can tell us what is going on; how diagnosing ocular melanoma requires a skilled clinician who uses their examination tools - both indirect binocular ophthalmoscopy (the
In-Person Ocular Melanoma Retreat: Immersive Survivorship Experience (opens the original)
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What would it be like to spend a few days in a mountainside setting with a small group who are also on their journey with ocular melanoma? The first Finding Your Way With Ocular Melanoma retreat is an intimate, physician-led immersive experience for a small group of individuals who are ready to move beyond simply coping. Through education, nervous system regulation, nature, meaningful connection, and shared experiences, you'll gain evidence-based strategies to help build a healthier, more hopefu
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