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. Your skin cancer scars have been bared along... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Community Views: When Skin Cancer Causes GriefWe asked our Facebook community to fill in the blank: "Skin cancer has made me grieve the loss of _____." Here's what they had to say. "So much TIME spent... By sidneysalehkurtz1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Waiting GameDay 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... By Scott Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
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 kept them at his farm. They were stunningly... By Ashley Maddox4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
When Applying Sunscreen, Try to Remember the Easy-to-Miss AreasI 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... By Ronni Gordon4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
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 are at a risk, skin cancer isn’t just... By Kim Hill2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
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 actinic keratoses. Starting when I was early on... By Judy Cloud3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
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 tan. I am not running around in a... By Scott Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
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 to come in to the office the previous... By Judy Cloud2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
How to Deal with Questions about Your Efudex TreatmentIt 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... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
The Importance of the Messages We HearOver 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... By Ashley Maddox5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
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? Do you have a brother or grandparent who... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Regaining ControlWe all want to feel like we are in control of our own lives, and I am certainly no exception. In fact, it is so important to me to maintain... By Ashley Maddox3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
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 what happened to me at my last visit... By Ronni Gordon3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
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. I felt sadness, because I have never had... By Judy Cloud3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
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 a kind of odd word, and certainly not... By Ronni Gordon3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Building a Safe Skin Work Culture“Cut!” the director yelled. “There is something over on the steps.” And with that, a tube of sunscreen was removed from the set. It was supposed to be 1883, but... By Scott Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Efudex: Is Bigger Really Better?Topical chemotherapy is a difficult road with many hills and curves to navigate. It requires clear directions, a list of expectations, and some especially specific aftercare instructions. Notice, I said... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Protecting Your Hands from the SunMy hands are a mess. I don’t mean they are messy, but I can see the effects of the sun every time I look at them: Brown patches and spots... By Scott Matheny3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
A Deep Dark Tan and a Hair Salon HeroWhile I was at a hair appointment recently, I noticed one of the other customers in the salon. She stood out from the other customers, to me at least, because... By Judy Cloud2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments