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
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...reactions1comment
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
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...reactions6comments
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
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...reactions15comments
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...reactions7comments
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
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions13comments
