Why Is Self-Care Important and How Can We Practice It?...Self-care has been an ever-evolving concept in our world for decades. Originally, the World Health Organization defined self-care in the 1980’s as...reactionscomments
Common Misconceptions About Skin Care and Skin Cancer Prevention...These are the most common misconceptions about skincare and skin cancer prevention that I discuss with patients on a regular basis. The top...reactions2comments
It's Too Bad That a Hot Shower Feels So Good...When the end of the world comes, hot showers will be among the first things to disappear, Ian McEwan wrote in his...reactionscomments
Checking and Protecting Your Scalp...Recently, I found a product with UV protection quite by accident, and it reminded me of my own neglectfulness. While shopping for...reactionscomments
Head and Neck Skin Cancer...I had a spot that wouldn't heal. The doctor biopsied and recommended Mohs surgery due to its large size in 2004. In...reactions3comments
Losing a Loved One to Melanoma...When I was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, I searched high and low to find others with similar stories. I thought that if...reactions1comment
It’s Not Summer – Do I Still Need Sunscreen?...Where I live, summer is over. With my favorite season being fall, I was thrilled when we started getting some cooler weather...reactionscomments
Stages of Kaposi Sarcoma...For most cancers, staging is a way of describing how widespread the cancer is. Staging is important for evaluating likely survival outcomes...
What is Kaposi Sarcoma?...Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare cancer. It develops in the cells that line the lymph vessels and blood vessels and usually...
Surviving Skin Cancer..."Why me? Why did I survive?” I remember these words from a firefighter in Brooklyn. It was the fall of 2001 and...reactions8comments
Is It All Just a Little Bit of History Repeating?...As they say, let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. The first time I ever heard the...reactions8comments
Courtney Mangan...Courtney Mangan is an Australian 33 year old, living with Stage 3B Melanoma. After finding her first suspicious-looking mole at 30, Courtney...
Nature's Impact on Our Physical & Mental Health...There is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to...reactions1comment
Florida Native...Growing up in Miami in the 1960s has taken its toll on my skin. Every weekend my mom would take me along...reactions1comment
Skin Cancer in Children...Your child’s soft, delicate skin is especially vulnerable to damage from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. Skin cancer is very rare in...
Should You See an Oncologist?...At just 24 years old, I found myself hearing the news “you have melanoma.” The PA that took a biopsy of my...reactionscomments
I Have Skin Cancer…. It Does Not Have Me!!...I have a rare genetic syndrome... BCCNS = Basal Cell Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome. There are lots of manifestations in the syndrome. Basal...reactions2comments
Irish/English Heritage with Long-Standing Family History of Skin Cancer...Growing up, my father would see the dermatologist/plastic surgeon every 3 months. He would have bits and pieces of his skin removed...reactions1comment
Skin Cancer Is Real...It is in mid-1980. My husband has an appointment for some "skin cancer" surgery on his nose. We weren't warned about what...reactions4comments
Stage 4 Warrior...I was originally diagnosed with stage 3 in July 2013 with a mole on my back, left shoulder. 1 positive lymph node...reactions1comment
