Keeping a Skin Cancer Body Map...Visiting a dermatologist regularly to receive a full body exam is a common skin cancer prevention tip. However, often visits are yearly, and may not be frequent enough to detect...reactions2comments
Tips From Friends About UV Protection...I posted an article about my recent experience with getting a sunburn after a diagnosis of skin cancer, and I asked for suggestions about how to stay safe in the...reactionscomments
Only God Knows Our Expiration Date...I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Malignant Melanoma (caused by tanning beds) on March 1 of 2000. But my journey really began in the mid 80's when I was just...reactionscomments
Life at the Beach...I grew up on the LI sound, walked out the front door, in the water...a great childhood of swimming and fishing, I used to swim in interclub races. I always...reactionscomments
Sweet Summertime...Sweet, sweet summertime... the season of extra hours of sunshine in the day, warmer temperatures that beckon pool days or lazy days at the lake, a golf course calling your...reactionscomments
Does Anxiety Evolve?...The topic of anxiety comes up frequently amongst melanoma patients: What we do to overcome the waves of fear; how we share or explain these sometimes irrational and often complex...reactionscomments
Dealing with Skin Cancer Scars...We asked our contributors for tips and suggestions on how they deal with their scars after various skin cancer treatments and surgeries. Here is what two of them, Judy and...reactions5comments
Skin Cancer Defines Me...A year ago July I had a pinched nerve in my neck. I had been adjusted 4 times and on the 5th I ended up worse than I started. That...reactionscomments
My Mohs Surgery: Part 2...This post picks up from the point in my skin cancer Mohs surgery day after I was informed that the surgeon would need to remove another section, in which the...reactionscomments
Avoiding Skin Cancer in Summer...It is summertime - school is out, kids' sports are dominating weekends, and you are looking forward to that well-deserved week down the shore, at the lake, by the pool...reactionscomments
April Pulliam...April Pulliam was first diagnosed with skin cancer with the removal of a suspicious mole in 2007. That mole was melanoma. In the years since, she has had three basal...
UV Protection Tips...Most information about UV protection is widely disseminated and includes the below tips from The Skin Cancer Foundation. Lesser known factors that will help you in developing your skin protection...reactionscomments
The Glorious (Pale) Days of Summer...It’s officially summer, and I’m not tan. Nor will I be tan by the middle of summer, nor at the end of summer. I’m not going to lie, I do...reactions1comment
The Day Before Mohs Surgery...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...reactions34comments
Grandma Marcys story...2015 went to Dr. for a suspicious mole on my left thigh. It kept bleeding. It would kind of go away then come back. I am fair, of Irish descent...reactions2comments
Changing the Way We Communicate!...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 &...reactionscomments
Playa Jaco...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...reactionscomments
