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...I am having Mohs surgery tomorrow morning to remove a basal cell carcinoma on my face, near my right eyebrow. I scheduled this appointment weeks ago, and the day is...

...Many years ago if you were ill you visited your GP or doctor as the first point of call. Now the tables have turned. People read websites, consult friends &...

...It was about 2:30 in the afternoon. There were palm trees and tropical birds. The two-hour ride from San Jose was scenic, if not spectacular. Our missions team had just...

...Life is certainly very interesting especially during the summer days! In younger years, my circle of friends was made up of those who sought after all that was fun-loving play...

...A skin cancer diagnosis is the first step in the rest of your life as a patient. As a two time melanoma patient, I have gone through the "What do...

...Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be produced in the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight. There are not many foods that contain vitamin D, but...

...I have a basal cell carcinoma and am having Moh's surgery. I'm scared and I'm upset and I just want the surgery to be over. But in the meanwhile, I...

...Scarring is the natural process that occurs as the layers of the skin heal, whether from trauma, surgery, burns, or severe acne. While doctors treating skin cancer do their best...

...Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria) in order to take part in the study...

...A clinical trial is a research study that is conducted to determine whether a specific medical intervention, such as a treatment, device, procedure, or change in behavior is safe and...

...The month of June is Men’s Health Month. I am all about being healthy so if this month is about being healthy as a guy, then I am all in...

...“You have black death.” With those words, I began my dance with skin cancer. It was the summer of 1988 and I was sitting in the Jacuzzi at a pool...

...So you’ve been diagnosed with skin cancer. Now what? Most likely, your doctor will either want to remove the cancerous area or refer you to another doctor for removal. It’s...

...You’ve done the right thing by making an appointment to have your doctor look at a suspicious place on your skin, after too long of brushing it off as “probably...

...“That’s me?!”, I exclaimed. I remember the first time that I realized that my hair was thinning up top. I had just gotten home after a road trip with the...