General health ...Skin cancer issues impact how we take care of our skin, but how does it impact the way you manage your overall health? I believe there is a connection between...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Do you journal? ...Someone recently recommended that I start a journal on how I’m feeling about my skin each day. Originally, I was like nah that sounds strange. But now I’m doing it...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingAwareness
How to deal with friends who continue to burn after skin cancer...I have a friend who has had multiple skin cancers. I continue to see her burning. I know that she applies sun screen but after hours in direct sun it...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesAwarenessFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
Make-up with sun protection ...I am interested in learning about more make-up options with sun protection. I have found a few that I’ll share. 1. Physicians formula mineral face powder-translucent 2. La Bella Donna...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTips & Advice
When Radiation May Not Be Right for You...“Well, you’re a radiation therapist. You will always recommend treating with radiation!” That’s not always true. I understand that skin cancer therapies are not a one-size-fits-all approach. There are cases...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Do you wear a broad-brimmed hat?...I wear a baseball hat every day but it offers limited protection over my ears and neck. How do you protect those areas?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesPreventionTips & Advice
Preparing for Skin Cancer Surgery...Let’s face it: skin surgery can be traumatic. The thought of a nearly-complete-stranger removing parts of my skin makes me cringe. It makes me feel so out of control and...Reactions0reactionsComments18 comments
New Treatment I've Never Had...After 280+ surgeries (50% were Mohs), melanoma, and hundreds of actinic keratoses frozen I was down and depressed and had to do something besides being cut on. I started going...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Is this a sign of skin cancer?...Hi everyone today I suddenly spotted a dark mark that looks like a birthmark but I failed to recall I had one in my thighs. Its a black spot and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Did you ever associate being tan with being healthy, successful, attractive?...I feel like I was sold a bill of goods as a younger person. Being tan was equated with so many positive things and being pale was associated with so...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesMental Health
Would you offer sunscreen to a complete stranger if you noticed that person was beginning to burn?...I vacillate between trying to help others when I see them getting too much exposure and feeling frustrated that the message is still not getting through....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAwarenessPreventionTips & Advice
Who alters their summer plans because of sun concerns?...I find myself changing plans for summer vacations and such because of sun concerns. Am I alone in doing this?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesPrevention
It’s only skin cancer ...Has anyone made light of your skin cancer? I had a friend for 20 years, and she informed me skin cancer is not serious. I was like pardon me?!!!? To...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCoping
Emotional impact ...Hi, I’m new and would be interested in hearing how you manage the emotional aspects of skin cancer. My latest skin cancer was just 2 months ago, so I could...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesCoping
Prior Authorization is a Pain...What is a prior authorization except a requirement designed to make a patient crazy? What is its purpose, if not to make a patient spend valuable minutes if not hours...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Image Guided SRT...Has anyone had this procedure to cure a basil cell carcinoma? I just found out about it and the Dr said it has a 99.3% cure rate....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Do you keep sunscreen in the car?...I have been keeping sunscreen in the car. I am trying to wean myself off of the spray version. Sometimes I worry that can will explode in the heat....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesPreventionTips & Advice
Psst...Is It Time for Your Skin Cancer Self-Exam?...In case no one else has told you yet today, you are important and loved. The fact that you are on this planet makes someone else happy each and every...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Bug Spray and Sunscreen...When it's muggy and buggy, do you apply both sunscreen and bug spray? Do you feel that you lose effectiveness and are less protected from harmful UV rays? thoughts? Scott...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTips & AdvicePrevention
BCC and numbness...I had a biopsy on my nose last September and the following week had an urgent referral to my local hospital to have a BCC removed. I was told by...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
