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?...reactions7repliesPreventionTips & 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...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 something besides being cut on. I started going...reactions1comment
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...reactions3replies
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...reactions2repliesMental 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....reactions2repliesAwarenessPreventionTips & 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?...reactions9repliesPrevention
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...reactions4repliesCoping
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...reactions9repliesCoping
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...reactions1comment
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....reactions1replyDiagnosis
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....reactions1replyPreventionTips & 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...reactions7comments
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...reactions5repliesTips & 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...reactions2replies
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 in California. One died. I moved away from...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 not. I think it has to do with...reactions14comments
Speculating Skin cancer ...Hello, 2 to 3 years back I noticed a black/brown bumpy mole on my shoulder. It was quite big but from then the size hasn't increased. I am not sure...reactions1reply
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 cancers including melanoma. Visiting tanning salons is simply...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 for me to do. I didn’t have a...reactions5comments
