Living

Finding a dermatologist can be extremely difficult and may even take some time, especially after receiving a prior diagnosis of skin cancer. You want to make sure that you trust...

"Why me? Why did I survive?” I remember these words from a firefighter in Brooklyn. It was the fall of 2001 and I was part of a group from the...

As they say, let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. The first time I ever heard the words ‘skin cancer’ I was around 7 years...

Sometimes my mind spins around and can’t settle on an answer as to what is dry skin, what is a wart, what is actinic keratosis, and what is squamous cell...

At just 24 years old, I found myself hearing the news “you have melanoma.” The PA that took a biopsy of my mole genuinely thought it wouldn’t be anything concerning...

Fact: Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. Another fact: In the United States, more than 9,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every day...

I spent a ridiculous amount of time focusing on one little spot that turned out to be “just” an actinic keratosis (AK), which always makes me think of a weapon...

I had tried many sunscreens on my face before finding my current sunscreen, and I wasn’t happy with any of them, because they either irritated my sensitive skin or made...

After working as a community lead on SkinCancer.net for a few months, I decided it was definitely time for a skin check. Reading about the risks and effects of skin...

Mohs surgery is far from an easy procedure. In this surgery, your Mohs surgeon will remove your skin cancer layer by layer and requires multiple steps. Once your surgeon examines...

I have always been one of the fairest skinned people among my friends. My Scandinavian and Northern European ancestry was certainly evident as a child. I had blond hair, green...

A friend who has been buying sun protective clothing said he had seen a lot of UPF labeling lately. He wondered why he had been seeing less SPF labeling. I...

When I first heard about the opportunity to share my story, I was a little apprehensive, to be honest. "I'm not a writer," I thought to myself. It's been hard...

A hat doesn’t do much good in a closet, or in the trunk of a car, but that’s where my two sun protection hats have lived. One with a very...

Arizona State University is seeking sleep-disturbed cancer patients to participate in a research study. The purpose of the research is to determine the effects of an 8-week smartphone-based health intervention...

Something that bothers me is when I see people post that they have had a basal cell or squamous cell area on their skin for years but won’t get it...

"Your PET scan came back clear." I heard those words about 2 months ago. But after finding out there was no cancer in my body, nothing about my reaction, or...

When it comes to protecting myself from dangerous things, I tend to be super safe (go overboard). Recently, I have tended to purposely avoid being within ten feet (or more)...

I’m from the South, and I’m (cough) over 40. Those of us who fall into this age range know many sayings from our southern parents and grandparents. All of our...

Editorial note: All images were used with permission from Courtney Mangan's Instagram. Prior to my stage 3B cancer diagnosis, I didn’t really share too much of my personal life online...