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...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...reactionscomments
Sun Shun...Life is certainly very interesting especially during the summer days! In younger years, my circle of friends was made up of those...reactionscomments
Persistence Pays Off...It was New Year's Day 2015. I noticed a mole on the outside on my right ankle that looked like melanoma. Being...reactionscomments
Sharon's Skin Cancer Story...In January 2015, I was driving home from work and dropped some food in my lap and felt a lump in my...reactions5comments
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Skin Cancer...A skin cancer diagnosis is the first step in the rest of your life as a patient. As a two time melanoma...reactionscomments
The Importance of Vitamin D and Safe Ways to Get It...Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be produced in the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight. There are...reactionscomments
It's Summer and I Have Skin Cancer...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...reactions5comments
Surgery Options for Skin Cancer Scars...Scarring is the natural process that occurs as the layers of the skin heal, whether from trauma, surgery, burns, or severe acne...reactionscomments
Clinical Trial Participation...Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria)...reactions1comment
Understanding Clinical Trials...A clinical trial is a research study that is conducted to determine whether a specific medical intervention, such as a treatment, device...reactionscomments
Erin M...Erin was previously an advocate on SkinCancer.net. Erin M is a writer, freelance editor, and spoken word poet from New Jersey. She...
Guys and Our Health...The month of June is Men’s Health Month. I am all about being healthy so if this month is about being healthy...reactions2comments
The Dance...“You have black death.” With those words, I began my dance with skin cancer. It was the summer of 1988 and I...reactionscomments
Second Opinion? Don’t Be Afraid to Get One!...So you’ve been diagnosed with skin cancer. Now what? Most likely, your doctor will either want to remove the cancerous area or...reactionscomments
Diagnosed With Skin Cancer...Now What?...You’ve done the right thing by making an appointment to have your doctor look at a suspicious place on your skin, after...reactionscomments
The Stigma...“That’s me?!”, I exclaimed. I remember the first time that I realized that my hair was thinning up top. I had just...reactionscomments
T.J.'s Diagnosis Story...In August 2012, I walked into the local ER with what I thought was a spiking fever, and left 16 days later...reactions1comment
Susan's story...My name is Susan and I have been fighting skin cancer for years. I have had two surgeries on my face. One...reactions1comment
Waiting for Results...Imagine my surprise when a routine follow up visit to my Dermatologist resulted in a biopsy to rule out squamous cell carcinoma!...reactionscomments
