My husband showed Dr. Judith Francis
more than once a growth on his arm that kept getting larger (for 1 1/2 years). Because it was in the spot where he received his flu shot she brushed it off and said that it must have been dirt on his arm that the needle pushed down into his skin. (but they take an alcohol wipe and clean the skin off first before they give you the shot) We changed primary doctors.
Our new doctor - Dr. Sara Gitte-Acosta
, took one look at it and made an appointment with a dermatologist - Dr. David Casper
(dermatologist - Dr. Michael Bond had looked at it 2 years ago and said it was nothing
) After the biopsy came back it was Stage 3 Malignant Melanoma. He went to Moffitt Cancer Center to have surgery. They had to make a 6" incision on his arm to get it all out, and a clump of 5 lymph nodes out. Luckily they think they got all the cancer. They give him a 70% chance of living another 5 years.
I wouldn't recommend those 2 doctors to anyone. I would recommend Dr. Sara Gitte-Acosta (she's on maternity leave until June, but you can she her associates). She located on Laurel Manor.