Be Your Best Skin Cancer Advocate: Tips for Effectively AdvocatingWhen I was younger and more naïve, I used to go to the doctor like I was riding in the passenger seat...reactions2comments
How to Protect Your Skin Without Melting in Hot WeatherEveryone knows it’s been a very hot summer, and with temperatures this high, I would like nothing better than to dress for...reactions1comment
You Can Lead Them to Sunscreen, but You Can’t Make Them Use ItSo, you have tried your darnedest. You have given it everything you have. You’ve preached until you are blue in the face...reactions3comments
The Waiting GameDay 1: I perform a self check and I notice something suspicious. I call my doctor and the earliest I can be...reactions13comments
What Skin Cancer Has Taken from MeMy maternal grandfather had a real love for horses. When I was a child, he bought a few Tennessee Walking Horses and...reactions6comments
The Isolation of EfudexIf you are one of the many people visiting a dermatologist regularly, you will eventually meet up with the term actinic keratosis...reactions18comments
Traveling During Cancer Treatment“Can I travel between immunotherapy treatments?” “Is an airplane safe after chemo?” “How do I bring my medications through airport security?” If...reactionscomments
Skin Cancer and COVID-19Since late 2019, COVID-19 has become a household name. It has changed many aspects of daily life. Especially for those living with...reactions1comment
Skin Cancer Isn’t Just for the Fair-SkinnedMany of us picture skin cancer as something that affects those with fair hair and fair skin. While people with lighter pigments...reactions1comment
Contemplating Laser Resurfacing for Skin CancerI have had many, many skin cancers over the 27+ years since I was first diagnosed, and I have also had numerous...reactions5comments
Bug Bite, Pimple, Rash, Mole, Skin Cancer?It’s summer and I have been spending a lot of time outside. No, I am not laying out trying to get a...reactions5comments
How Dangerous Are Sunburns?Recently, I overheard a coworker talking about how sunburned she was. She was mentioning to another coworker how she hadn’t been able...reactions5comments
Want to Support a Loved One With Skin Cancer? Please DoYou might be the very person this article needed to find. Has a friend just texted you that she has skin cancer?...reactions9comments
It's Always the Quiet Ones, Isn't It?Advocating for sun safe practices isn’t easy. If you have tried to convince family and friends to wear sunscreen, stop tanning, and...reactions2comments
Tiny Volcano Thumb Goes to the Dermatologist“She just makes squamous cells,” my dermatologist said to the resident as the resident froze a pre-cancer on my neck. I guess...reactions9comments
Aware and Alert, Skin Cancer Is No JokeMay is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. This means different things to different people. I want to take a more active role this...reactions2comments
Regaining ControlWe all want to feel like we are in control of our own lives, and I am certainly no exception. In fact...reactions2comments
Mohs "Cart" Filled up More Than I Had PlannedYou know when you go into a store expecting to buy one thing and leave with a cartload? Well, that’s kind of...reactions2comments
There’s No "After" Skin Cancer for MeI saw an article the other day titled “Moving On After Skin Cancer.” For a moment, I felt a range of emotions...reactions10comments
The Mohs of Mohs Surgery Was a Trailblazing ManI have seen Mohs surgery spelled Moh’s, Mose, and even Moes and Moe’s. It is understandable for this to happen. Mohs is...reactions3comments
