Efudex: Is Bigger Really Better?...Topical chemotherapy is a difficult road with many hills and curves to navigate. It requires clear directions, a list of expectations, and...reactions1comment
A Deep Dark Tan and a Hair Salon Hero...While I was at a hair appointment recently, I noticed one of the other customers in the salon. She stood out from...reactions7comments
Sun-Safe Practices: The Kids Are Getting It!...I’m kind of excited right now. I have been advocating for sun safe-practices for several years now, and it can get discouraging...reactions1comment
Trena Brown's Second Act...As we wrapped up the first of what would become several interview sessions, I asked Trena Brown to reflect on her melanoma...reactions2comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions18comments
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...reactions1comment
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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...reactions1comment
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...reactions7comments
When to Fire Your Dermatologist...As a melanoma survivor, my dermatologist is my lifeline. I have had four dermatologists in my life. The first treated my melanoma...reactions10comments
I Am Tired of Skin Cancer...I’m in a mood today. This is unusual for me, because I’m typically a generally happy, upbeat person. But today, I am...reactions14comments
How I Discovered the Best Efudex Pain Soother...10 years ago, I had never heard of the chemotherapy cream Efudex that acts on early skin cancers. Nor did I know...reactions3comments
My Tanning Habit: Let’s Do the Math...Let’s cut right to the chase. Tanning is dangerous. Tanning can and, for far too many of us does, lead to skin...reactions1comment
Looking up Nail Melanoma Symptoms: Be Careful!...When I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2003 and my doctor admonished, “stay off the internet.” It wasn’t that hard...reactions5comments
Why Can’t I Just Leave My Skin Cancer Untreated?...Something that bothers me is when I see people post that they have had a basal cell or squamous cell area on...reactions16comments
Getting Back To Myself... Or Am I?...When I was diagnosed with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) in February 2021, it changed my life completely, particularly my perspective on life. For...reactions1comment
Can Basal Cell Carcinomas and Squamous Cell Carcinomas Spread?...While I was moderating the SkinCancer.net Facebook page recently, I noticed a question from one of our community members: "can basal cell...reactionscomments
Mohs Surgery vs. Excision Surgery (My Personal Experience)...My first experience with skin cancer was in 1995, when I received a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma. I had made an...reactions28comments
Protecting the Scalp from the Sun's Harmful UV Rays...I love hats, all kinds, but especially baseball caps. I don’t play baseball but have found these American classics to be very...reactions6comments
