How to Deal with Questions about Your Efudex Treatment...It goes without saying that many patients who are prescribed Efudex go into the process with very little preparation. The more I have read and the more I have talked...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Efudex questions and stares...Have you been asked difficult questions about your topical chemotherapy treatment? How did you respond?...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesTreatmentCoping
Walked by a boarded up tanning salon that was out of business. When you walk by places like this what do you think/feel?...Describe your feelings about seeing a closed tanning salon business....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwarenessPrevention
What does your skin cancer journey look like?...Every journey with skin cancer looks and feels different. We’re collecting personal quotes and images from the community to show that skin cancer isn’t one-size-fits-all. Does anyone want to share...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwareness
Basal cell or angioma?...This is on the inner side of my upper forearm, about two inches from my elbow. No pain. I noticed it a year or two ago. Less than 1/2" wide....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Using an umbrella in the sun...I live in the UK .As a man in my 70s I have taken to using a golf umbrella as a parasol when the UV is up . I wear...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
What do you do when you realize that you will need to be outside but have not put on sunscreen and are otherwise unprepared?...This probably happens to most people. We are out somewhere. Maybe we end up in a line outside or the event we are going to does not have shade. We...Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesCopingPreventionTips & Advice
The Importance of the Messages We Hear...Over the course of my life, I have heard people comment that the messages you allow yourself to hear have a great impact on you. The concept always seemed a...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Want to Support a Loved One With Skin Cancer? Please Do...You might be the very person this article needed to find. Has a friend just texted you that she has skin cancer? Do you have a brother or grandparent who...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Tanning after a Skin Cancer Diagnosis...Even though I stopped tanning as soon as I was diagnosed with melanoma, I still felt the pressure to be tan. It was difficult to suddenly be pale after many...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesCopingDiagnosis
If you got sun to get tan. Why did you want to be tan?...I know why I wanted to be tan. I thought I would be accepted and affirmed for my look. What about you?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTips & Advice
Sunscreen Guilt...Have you forgotten to wear sunscreen this summer? Did you feel guilty for missing that important step?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesPrevention
What has been the hardest thing about having skin cancer?...There are so many things that weigh on me with regard to skin cancer. What has been hardest for you?...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesSide EffectsCoping
Regaining Control...We all want to feel like we are in control of our own lives, and I am certainly no exception. In fact, it is so important to me to maintain...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Even while taking every precaution, do you ever feel like you are still getting too much sun?...I lather up in sunscreen. I wear protective clothing and a hat. I wear protective sun glasses. I only go out during the mornings and late afternoon. Yet, I feel...Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesAwarenessSymptomsTips & Advice
Efudex in Summer...Are you treating with Efudex during the heat of summer? How are you dealing with the itching and burning? Anything soothing the discomfort?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTopical MedicationSide EffectsTreatment
Mohs "Cart" Filled up More Than I Had Planned...You know when you go into a store expecting to buy one thing and leave with a cartload? Well, that’s kind of what happened to me at my last visit...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What led to your skin cancer diagnosis?...I am always interested in how people first discovered that they had skin cancer. How did you find out?...Reactions0reactionsComments84 repliesAwarenessDiagnosis
Am I Being Paranoid or Worth a Recheck? ...Hello! I had wide excision surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma on the back of my left thigh in December 2021. I missed my skin check in March...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisRecurrenceSymptoms
Does anyone find themselves so distracted by the sun that they lose focus on what they are trying to do?...Yesterday, I was working outside on a show and there was a mix of sun and shade on set. I found myself thinking more about where the sun was than...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCopingTips & Advice
