Delaying Treatment, With My Doctor's Permission...At the end of June, I had my six-month skin check with my dermatologist, Dr. Keller. I had a small area on...reactionscomments
When Good News Isn't Great News...Typically, receiving good news can make us feel great. Ecstatic, even. Like all is right in our world. But there are other...reactions6comments
Dangers of Using Sun for Vitamin D...My mother is 93 yrs old with invasive squamous cell carcinoma. She can’t take vitamin D orally, so she sits in the...reactions1comment
My Cancer: Surprise!...Hi. My name is Violet, what I thought was a pimple, turned out to be cancer. I had it removed the first...reactions5comments
Updated Dosing for Keytruda...Someday...Immunotherapies continue to dominate the cancer landscape and are still the focal point of melanoma research. Cancer researchers release trial results at major...reactionscomments
My Skin Cancer Nightmare...I have dealt with skin cancer since 2000. I’ve been having precancer, basal cell, and squamous cell froze, burnt, scraped, and in-office...reactions3comments
Imogen Cheese...Imogen Cheese was previously an advocate for SkinCancer.net. My name is Imogen Cheese & I am a Melanoma patient. I was diagnosed...
Only Had a Wart!...It appeared quite unexpectedly on the left side of my scalp. Because I kept catching it with my comb and was worried...reactions2comments
Sarah DiMuro...Sarah DiMuro is an actor and writer living in Toronto, Ontario. When her son was nine and a half months old she...
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...reactions34comments
Scott Matheny...Scott Matheny who resides in NYC/Long Island was diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma in 1988. His diagnosis required extensive surgery and forced him...
Bill Bartlett...Bill was previously an advocate on SkinCancer.net Bill is a native Marylander but has lived on California’s Central Coast since 2007. Having...
Rachel Tapley...Rachel was previously an advocate for SkinCancer.net. Rachel Tapley is a 38 year-old Air Force veteran who lives in Florida with her...
A Red Dot Appeared on My Cheek...A coworker mentioned she was going for her annual dermatologist skin check and I realized it had been a year since mine...reactions7comments
It’s Only a Mole...As a young kid I visited the beach every summer. I never really wore sunblock because I usually tanned. One year I...reactions2comments
Living a Whac-A-Mole Life...The conversation with my dermatologist when he called me after I had sent him photos of yet more growths on my scalp...reactions5comments
Alisha Bridges...Alisha has dealt with psoriasis since 7 years old after a bad case of chicken pox triggered her disease to spread on...
Listen to your loved ones!...About a year ago I shaved off a mole on my upper thigh. I thought nothing of it, even weeks later as...reactionscomments
Tanning Salons – Big Business at Our Expense...Throughout my lifetime, trends and fads have come and gone. The eighties had great music, lots of good movies, and some interesting...reactions3comments
T. J. Sharpe...T.J. was previously a patient leader on SkinCancer.net. T.J. Sharpe is a Stage IV melanoma survivor, writer, advocate, and patient expert who...
