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IGSRT stands for "image-guided superficial radiation therapy," which is quite a mouthful. IGSRT is highly effective and is a surgery-free treatment for basal and squamous cell skin cancers.1 It doesn't...

A friend who had leukemia titled her blog, “Cancer Banter: Diagnosis, Treatment, Remission…and the quest for the perfect purse." Most women can relate, to the purse part, that is. In...

My mother has always been health-conscious, but as a child, I can remember her sitting on the couch eating a whole box of cookies or an entire bag of chips...

You are walking by your favorite beach or at the public pool. You are lathered up in your favorite sunscreen complete with wide-brimmed hat and spf50 clothing. You see people...

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that’s the kind of cancer to get, I could actually pay some of my doctor’s bills. What do you do...

After 2 wide-resection operations to remove dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) skin cancer in both April and May 2021, I am required to have follow-up CT scans and visits with my surgical...

As a skin cancer awareness advocate, I have made numerous posts on my Facebook page about my journey with skin cancer. Some of those posts include photos of the recovery...

I’m not the kind of person who puts everything on Facebook, but, in need of a lot of support, I recently posted this: “Shingles! All up and down my left...

I was first diagnosed with skin cancer in June 2018. Since that time, I have had three recurrences and other skin cancer issues. Most recently, in February 2018, I had...

Skin cancer and I were formally introduced in 2007. Prior to March of that year, my life was inundated with skin cancer risks. Unbeknownst to me, I made my own...

“Mike, are you wearing sunscreen?” And with that question, I knew that my world was changing. There is hope. Mike is the best photographer at the bridge on Long Island...

We are celebrating Skin Cancer Awareness Month 2023 with a special giveaway! We're giving away a $100 gift card to Solbari, a UPF 50+ clothing brand that promotes sun protection...

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month 2023! Fear is a common feeling among those with skin cancer – from fear of the sun to fear of recurrence. This awareness month...

The past few months have been rough for our family. We had to put our beloved dog down, were in a car accident that totaled my vehicle, and have a loved...

I recently moved out of a 900-square-foot apartment in Downtown Dallas, Texas into a much larger home in the suburbs. In the suburbs, I now have room to spread out...

It seems like saying others don’t care about your health is sad or ridiculous, but it’s sometimes true. I recently read a story about a man using an umbrella on...

Can taking a vitamin supplement help to prevent skin cancers? That was a question I had several years ago. At that time, it seemed I was constantly needing areas biopsied...

Sometimes, the effects of skin cancer come in little pings. Or as I said previously (mixing my metaphors here), as a drip, drip, drip. An annoyance here, a pain there...

I don’t like skin cancer. I don’t like having it. I don’t like worrying about it. I don’t like trying to prevent it. I don’t like going to the dermatologist. I don’t like...

Local tanning salons are NOT throwing in the towel. I won’t give them credit for much, but I have to say they are persistent. They are nothing if not hellbent...