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On the leukemia side of my life, I get upset if someone dies of the same disease. First, because I’m sad about it, and second, because I identify so much...

It is common to feel overwhelmed about COVID-19: so much information changing day-to-day. Here are some of the important COVID-19 stories that may be applicable to people living with one...

Last month, our SkinCancer.net editorial team attended The Melanoma > Exchange Patient & Advocate Forum in Washington D.C. It was a half-day meeting hosted by the Melanoma Research Alliance that...

The spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has changed our daily lives. But people with a higher risk for illness from COVID-19 are wondering what they can do to stay...

Skin cancer is a strange and winding road. Your dermatologist may find a suspicious spot you thought was just dry skin. She begins a discussion with you and mentions a...

It’s that time of the year in Western New York. People start thinking about going outside again or do they? This has been a relatively mild winter and with no...

A tiny little hole on my thumb, above my knuckle, has caused a degree of hassle that is greater than you would expect for something the size of a pinprick...

The 2020 Fatigue and Health survey has now closed. Thank you for your interest! We are excited to share the results with you soon.Exhaustion, tiredness, weariness... fatigue. We know chronic...

A few weeks ago, I was looking through posts on a melanoma Facebook group page when I came upon a thread started by a young woman who recently had a...

“What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?" Mister Fred Rogers Song 1968. I get angry when I see young children who have obviously returned from a beach...

We asked the community, "Did skin cancer come up in any holiday conversations?" We received a wide variety of answers - thank you for sharing with us! Someone out there...

In 2019, 1,013 people diagnosed with skin cancer took our online Skin Cancer In America survey. Each year, we learn so much about this community through the survey. Some of...

On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat people with COVID-19. The drugs have been given...

When I was diagnosed, I had never heard of the term before. I knew what chemotherapy was and I knew it was awful. I was trying to prepare myself for...

For a few years, my daughter had a favorite t-shirt and wore it every time we went shopping. On the front, in not-so-obvious print, were the words, “Assistant to the...

Editor’s Note: LGBTQ+ stands for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. To learn more about gender identity, check out the interactive website The Genderbread Person. Have...

I’ve written several articles lately on how special this community at SkinCancer.net is. I love how the community members support each other, and how it’s a safe place where we...

Ronald Reagan was president. Michael Jordan was the darling of the sports world. I was in California, living the dream. No one I knew had a cell phone, yet, we...

With all of the news circulating about the novel (new) coronavirus, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed or anxious. This is especially true if you are immune-compromised due to...

For those living with chronic health conditions, current news about the coronavirus (COVID-19) can be anxiety-inducing. We have questions and concerns about how the virus is transmitted, how it can...