Living

I can recall watching the winter Olympic games with my parents and my sister, and I was always amazed at the chapped faces of the downhill skiers. It’s something that...

Far too often I've heard people say, "if you’re going to get cancer, skin cancer is the kind to get." While it's true that many skin cancers are treatable if...

I write a lot about my first visit to a dermatologist. In my mind, my first appointment with one was in 2007 for the excision of a spot diagnosed as...

Let’s talk about The Bachelor, but not for the reasons most people want to chat about it. If you are a fan of this reality show and its sister show...

I moved to Long Island just over a year ago from Buffalo, New York, to pursue some professional dreams and to be closer to my children. Along with unpacking, decorating...

I’ve had skin cancer for a lot of years. My first diagnosis was in 1995. When I received that diagnosis, I naively thought skin cancer would be a "one and...

Living with a long-term health condition requires us to stay on top of everything: doctor’s appointments, new symptoms, insurance, and, of course, managing treatment – all while taking care of...

When I was diagnosed with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) in February 2021, it changed my life completely, particularly my perspective on life. For one, after my initial biopsy, I was told...

I’ve hit the trifecta of cancers. A trifecta in the horse racing world means horses finish in the correct order. Years ago, we attended the Kentucky Derby with its time-honored...

School holidays are prime times for teachers to make appointments. I can’t remember a break in the last 25 years when I haven’t had one doctor’s visit or another. With...

I'm a physician assistant and recently started working in an emergency department, and sometimes I am required to perform laceration repairs, which is a fancy way of saying putting stitches...

If the pandemic has provided us with nothing else, it’s given us time. I’ve wavered back and forth with using that time wisely and wasting it away. During one of...

“She just makes squamous cells,” my dermatologist said to the resident as the resident froze a pre-cancer on my neck. I guess that makes me sound like a squamous cell...

I have read numerous comments on skincancer.net about the thoroughness, or lack thereof, of a dermatologist performing a skin check. This made me realize that all dermatologists are definitely not...

Listen up. Your days are numbered. I’ve got my eye on you. You won’t get past me like some of your friends have. All the signs are there, and I...

In December of 2019, I heard the words, "you have stage 4 melanoma" for the first time. It was the day my whole world turned upside down and everything would...

As a moderator for skincancer.net, I have read far too many comments from community members who've said that their doctor (or in some cases, even several doctors) told them that...

Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington, are two amazingly beautiful cities separated by 142 miles and an international border. The two-hour (or so) drive along Interstate 5 between the two...

Unfortunately, many doctors don’t go into a lot of detail about the redness irritation that Efudex can cause. Skin cancer patients are often stunned when they begin looking at images...

It’s that time of the year again! We are setting goals, we are going to eat better, exercise, read books, go for walks, call our friends and family on a...