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My most recent skin cancer issue was in February 2022. It was not the first time I had a run-in with skin cancer. My dermatologist treated the situation through excision...

A diagnosis of skin cancer is often alarming, scary, and can make you feel mentally exhausted. All of this is multiplied for those who are coping with skin cancer and...

I’ve never been great about sharing any personal aspects of my life, regardless of who I’m speaking with. I tend to keep everything close to the chest. However, when it...

In February 2021, I received a call from my general dermatologist informing me that I was being diagnosed with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) 1 week after getting a biopsy of a...

I am a fair-haired, pale-skinned green-eyed adult who knows what UV rays do to the skin. In the 80s, I was a fair-haired, pale-skinned green-eyed sixth grader on vacation in...

In April 2022, my then-husband and I decided to separate after 12 years of marriage. While it was more my decision than his, we both agreed that we are completely...

Once upon a time, I used topical chemotherapy and, long story short, I had no idea what I was doing. You may find you are the main character in a...

Growing up I played every sport imaginable, which meant a lot of outdoor exercise as a kid. Throughout high school and college I was a competitive track and field athlete...

When I was younger and more naïve, I used to go to the doctor like I was riding in the passenger seat of a car. Basically, I was just along...

Everyone knows it’s been a very hot summer, and with temperatures this high, I would like nothing better than to dress for exercise like I used to: in tank tops...

So, you have tried your darnedest. You have given it everything you have. You’ve preached until you are blue in the face. Your skin cancer scars have been bared along...

Day 1: I perform a self check and I notice something suspicious. I call my doctor and the earliest I can be seen is in two weeks. Day 15: I...

My maternal grandfather had a real love for horses. When I was a child, he bought a few Tennessee Walking Horses and kept them at his farm. They were stunningly...

I was happy to see my son applying sunscreen to the inside of my grandson’s ear, and happier still to hear my granddaughter saying, “You missed my ears.” This generation...

Many of us picture skin cancer as something that affects those with fair hair and fair skin. While people with lighter pigments are at a risk, skin cancer isn’t just...

I have had many, many skin cancers over the 27+ years since I was first diagnosed, and I have also had numerous actinic keratoses. Starting when I was early on...

It’s summer and I have been spending a lot of time outside. No, I am not laying out trying to get a tan. I am not running around in a...

Recently, I overheard a coworker talking about how sunburned she was. She was mentioning to another coworker how she hadn’t been able to come in to the office the previous...

It goes without saying that many patients who are prescribed Efudex go into the process with very little preparation. The more I have read and the more I have talked...

Over the course of my life, I have heard people comment that the messages you allow yourself to hear have a great impact on you. The concept always seemed a...