If you could have a 60 second Super Bowl commercial about skin cancer, what would you have communicated?...I often think about how important it is to advocate for safe skin care practices at a macro level. What are your thoughts?...reactions5repliesAwarenessPreventionTips & Advice
Skin Cancer: Why Me?...I am on a skin cancer journey, and my first run-in with skin cancer was in June 2018. I had squamous cell carcinoma on my bottom lip, and it was...reactions4comments
Clobetasol after fluorouracil...I have just finished two weeks of twice-daily treatment with fluorouracil 5% for sun-damaged skin (no specific actinic keratoses identified) ob my forearms. i have a lot of itching and...reactions1reply
What I Learned From My Dog About My Skin Cancer Journey...Tuesday was the worst day of my life and it had nothing to do with skin cancer, or did it? I lost one of my best friends a few days...reactions16comments
CLL and NHL and skin cancers are growing like weeds...So far this year, I have had Basil cell carcinomas taken off by back in two places, squamous cell taken off my left arm. Melanoma taken off my nose and...reactions6repliesSymptoms
Two Year Update...In February 2021, I saw a dermatologist for the first time in my life to evaluate a lump that had been growing for over 7 years at the site of...reactions1comment
My 40-Year Journey with Skin Cancer...Starting in 1984 I had my first skin cancer above my nose removed. Since then I have had 13 Mohs surgeries on my face for basal cell carcinoma. In between...reactions3comments
Efudix cream...I've had bowing disease for many years I've started using Efudix cream it's driving me mad it's made my head so itchy and burning pain I can't sleep with it...reactions14repliesCoping
Love the Skin You're In This Valentine's Day...February is a rough time for many of us. Well, it actually starts right after the holidays, doesn’t it? One-half of the picked-over Christmas candy aisle is revamped and condensed...reactionscomments
Does it ever help you to cry—just get it out? ...I was at the dermatologist yesterday. 2 abnormal moles. 2 biopsies. Same story 3 months before. I started crying and my doctor said what’s wrong? I said all of this...reactions17repliesCopingTips & Advice
Fluorouracil...I am 77 year old woman, have had 4 Mohs surgeries, two on my face, eye and lip, my dermatologist of 7 years stopped regular practice to just do surgery...reactions1replyTips & Advice
Good Ways, and Bad Ways, for Doctors to Leave a Practice...When the envelope from one of my dermatologists came in the mail, I wondered if it was the results from a test I had forgotten about. But it turned out...reactionscomments
Efudex ...I stopped using Efudex on my lips Oct 5,2022. The Efudex did clear up potential cancerous cells on my lips. Since then I have had severe reactions with my lips...reactions1replyAwarenessCoping
Wondering?...I have a rare disease related to cancer, I have Neurofibromatosis Type I (nfI), and I have tumors, lots of them, over 50,000, they are on every square inch of...reactions2repliesCaregivingFriends & FamilyResearch & Clinical Trials
Dermatologist Dilemma – Time to Change?...Some of us get skin checks once a year. Some of us go every six months. Some of us go every three months. And some of us don’t schedule regular...reactions15comments
Tips for Choosing the Best Plastic Surgeon...People diagnosed with skin cancer often find it is on their face. This can be scary, because you wonder if you’ll be disfigured. I had two skin cancers on my...reactions3comments
Skin Protection vs. Social Pressure ...Yesterday I met a big crowd for lunch, and they selected an outdoor table right in the middle of the sun. I did not feel it was safe for me...reactions4repliesTips & Advice
When is your next dermatology appointment?...Mine is scheduled for a few months....reactions21repliesAwarenessPreventionHealthcare Team
Google this: Aloe vera basal big BCC...I live in the sunny Middle East, and got what I'm pretty sure is actinic keratosis on my nose. In my neck of the woods, the medical establishment is a...reactions6repliesTips & Advice
Efudix...Hi I am on about day 8 and my skin is already at erosion, can I stop using the cream? I am currently in a&e as my face has swollen...reactions3repliesAwarenessSide Effects
