Slip, Slap, Slop 49 Years and Counting...I was so naïve. I was 27; I was getting married in a couple of months; I was diagnosed with melanoma. I had the surgery thinking that was that, oh...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
A Little Dab Will Do (for Treating Some Precancers)...I’m probably not the only one who gets a jingle or catchy phrase from a commercial stuck in their head. If it’s catchy and you don’t know what the commercial...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Ac Keratosis treatment. Expiry date of regencorr....Hello, I have already asked this question on another forum but have not received an answer. I am finishing treatment for actinic keratosis but the expiry date of regencorr cream...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTopical MedicationTreatmentTips & Advice
Does this look like a carcinoma?...Going to book in with a GP but wondering if this looks like a BCC?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Healing?...My grandpa has skin cancer and these 2 they (from my knowledge understanding, I’m not sure in details what kind of skin cancer, I’m not sure what it looked like...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregivingDiagnosisTips & Advice
Basel Cell on scalp...As i could'nt find much on scalp cancer and pdt treatment online i would like to share my experience . As a child i spent lots of time playing outside...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingTips & AdviceTreatment
Sunworshipper...After 3 surgeries for melanoma, the fear is always there. I try to always cover up and use sunscreen. As a teen, I was a sun worshipper. Now I know...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Living with Cancer...Heart transplant in 2015, and in 2021 a knot came upon my thigh. After checking it out it was cancer. I was told it came from a side effect of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Happy Anniversary to Us, SkinCancer.Net!...I cannot believe this occasion passed without my realizing it, but I believe it is never too late to celebrate a momentous occasion. What is the occasion, you ask? Well...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What could this be?...I'm a pretty mole-y girl and I always have been. I see a dermatologist twice a year. All of my moles are brown and normal, but today I noticed this...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Sunscreen Stations Offer Convenient Sun Protection...Many places offer access to free sunscreen in the form of sunscreen stations. These are convenient and much needed. If you’ve never seen one, you might wonder about them. Are...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Horrors of Misdiagnosis...In around 2010/2011 I noticed a pimple on my chin. I proceeded to squeeze the tiny little mite (which only produced a minute wet spot) and left it at that...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Skin Cancer...I was a military aircraft mechanic for 18 years. I had a spot on my forehead that would bleed for a few days and then stop. I went to a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
My Skin Cancer...My first skin cancer started in 2016 when a spot on my left ear cavum concha would not stop bleeding. My doctor referred me to a dermatologist who then told...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Coping with Fear...As Skin Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we want to come full circle to our theme of coping with fear. How do you cope with fear in your...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesAwarenessCopingMental Health
Image-Guided SRT in Manhattan?...One of our community members was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma in September 2022 and is looking for a radiation therapist in Manhattan/NY that can perform image-guided superficial radiation therapy...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesTips & AdviceTreatment
What Is Image-Guided SRT (IGSRT)?...IGSRT stands for "image-guided superficial radiation therapy," which is quite a mouthful. IGSRT is highly effective and is a surgery-free treatment for basal and squamous cell skin cancers. It doesn't...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
How often do you reapply sunscreen on an active day?...I try to bring enough to put sunscreen on in the morning and reapply once later in the day. I imagine it loses its effectiveness throughout the day from sweating...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesAwarenessPreventionTips & Advice
The Perfect Shirt is Hard to Find...A friend who had leukemia titled her blog, “Cancer Banter: Diagnosis, Treatment, Remission…and the quest for the perfect purse." Most women can relate, to the purse part, that is. In...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Blessing with Melanoma...11 years ago my husband and I went to a farm show in July. I got overheated so I went to the hospital's booth that was doing skin cancer screenings...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
