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“Riverboat” Ron Rivera is the head coach of the National Football League's (NFL), Washington Football Team. He received the nickname for his risky, gambling coaching style when the stakes are...

Breaks in routine are difficult. When you are accustomed to doing something on a daily basis, it’s hard to take the plunge and make a change. Being told you need...

A radiation therapist is also known as a therapeutic radiologic technologist. We are responsible for delivering radiation treatments to treat diseases such as skin cancer. We work alongside doctors, setting...

Since sharing my melanoma story on Instagram last year, I've had countless messages about how shocked people are. Everything from "I didn't know someone so young could get it", to...

If you are a person of a certain age, you grew up hearing that you should “air out” a cut or sore. I thought that also until a nurse told...

These are the most common misconceptions about skincare and skin cancer prevention that I discuss with patients on a regular basis. The top ones I hear are: Having SPF in face...

Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Vickie Mass Dowaliby about her father, Paul Mass, who sadly passed away from melanoma. Vickie stood by her father throughout his melanoma...

When the end of the world comes, hot showers will be among the first things to disappear, Ian McEwan wrote in his novel “Saturday” (2005). I think I know why...

Recently, I found a product with UV protection quite by accident, and it reminded me of my own neglectfulness. While shopping for hairspray, I discovered a brand that offered UV...

When I was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, I searched high and low to find others with similar stories. I thought that if I found a few people that were “like...

Where I live, summer is over. With my favorite season being fall, I was thrilled when we started getting some cooler weather. Slightly warm days and cool nights are the...

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...

There is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to nature can improve one’s quality of life and...

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...