Skin Cancer Isn’t Just for the Fair-Skinned...Many of us picture skin cancer as something that affects those with fair hair and fair skin. While people with lighter pigments are at a risk, skin cancer isn’t just...reactions1comment
When you walk by people laying out in the sun, how does it make you feel? What thoughts come to mind?...Having skin cancer can change one's thinking about personal life choices. How does it affect your thoughts of others' choices?...reactions8repliesTips & AdviceAwarenessCoping
Why don't they listen?...People seem to ignore the messaging about good skin care. Why is that?...reactions6repliesAwarenessTips & Advice
The spots we don't see......Were you diagnosed with skin cancer after the dermatologist found a spot you never noticed? Did the doctor show it to you? What did it look like? I have had...reactionsrepliesDiagnosisSymptoms
What does your sun care routine look like?...Developing good habits can take time. What does your sun care practice consist of each day?...reactions17repliesPreventionTips & Advice
Is this the beginning stage of skin cancer??...My little sister is worried about her beauty spots. There are two, on her chest and arm, and the one on her chest appears to have some reddish outline, and...reactions1replyDiagnosisPreventionTips & Advice
Contemplating Laser Resurfacing for Skin Cancer...I have had many, many skin cancers over the 27+ years since I was first diagnosed, and I have also had numerous actinic keratoses. Starting when I was early on...reactions5comments
Laser treatments?...Has anyone tried laser treatments? Some are concerned about the healing process, which can take some time. Others who were treated with lasers years ago were left with small, white...reactionsrepliesTreatment
Bug Bite, Pimple, Rash, Mole, Skin Cancer?...It’s summer and I have been spending a lot of time outside. No, I am not laying out trying to get a tan. I am not running around in a...reactions5comments
Move forward five to ten years. What would your future you wish you had done more/less of now?...I am pushing the discussion ahead. What do you think you will wish you had done more or less of when you look back at things? What advice would the...reactions2repliesAwarenessCopingTips & Advice
Second Class Patient?...I felt a lump below my neck, under my skin on my sternum yesterday. I made an appointment with a dermatologist for the end of the month. I have wanted...reactions5replies
"It'll just turn into a tan."...Have you ever had a friend play off their bad sunburn by saying, "it'll just turn into a tan?" How did you respond?...reactions5repliesFriends & Family
How Dangerous Are Sunburns?...Recently, I overheard a coworker talking about how sunburned she was. She was mentioning to another coworker how she hadn’t been able to come in to the office the previous...reactions5comments
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...reactions15comments
Efudex questions and stares...Have you been asked difficult questions about your topical chemotherapy treatment? How did you respond?...reactions8repliesTreatmentCoping
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....reactions1replyAwarenessPrevention
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...reactions5repliesAwareness
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....reactions1replyDiagnosis
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...reactions2repliesCoping
