Playing Tennis in the Sun...Play in the sun on better courts, or play in the shade on less desirable ones? Controversy has consumed our Monday tennis...reactionscomments
Scott's Survival Tips for the Absent-Minded...It’s 7:30am and you overslept again. You scramble and remember that it’s casual Friday and you can wear shorts and a short-sleeved...reactionscomments
The "New Normal:" When the Battle Armor Comes Off...My “new normal,” a phrase often used in cancer circles to describe life in survivorship, completely took me by surprise when I...reactions2comments
Sandcastles, Sunburns, and Sermons...Flashback to the summer of 1985: the Florida sun is bright, the beach is calling, and our family vacation is in full...reactionscomments
Safe Driving...It’s that time of the year for many of us in the snow belt. It’s classic car show time. Mustangs, T-Birds, expensive...reactionscomments
Lesser Known Skin Cancers: Sebaceous Carcinoma...Sebaceous carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the sebaceous glands, small glands that are connected to the hair follicles in the...reactions3comments
A Look Back...At a conference in late August, I was asked by a colleague about my Stage IV melanoma diagnosis. He was surprised, maybe...reactions4comments
T-VEC Immunotherapy for Metastatic Melanoma...T-VEC is an immunotherapy cancer treatment that is injected directly into melanoma tumor sites to destroy cancer cells. The brand name is...reactionscomments
Sunscreen Season?...There is finally a light at the end of the tunnel of steamy, summery heat and humidity. September is here, and we...reactionscomments
The Sunburn Walk of Shame...I have the gift of gab. And I absolutely adore my next-door neighbor. Those two things combined led to an unexpected (and...reactionscomments
Melanoma Detection Breakthrough?...“They can put a man on the moon, but they can’t…” You fill in the blank. Ever since Neil Armstrong made that...reactionscomments
Tanning After Skin Cancer...Tanning after skin cancer? Wait, hear me out. I grew up tanning as often as I could. It was just something we...reactionscomments
Eating Healthy Without Breaking the Bank!...Many people find after a skin cancer diagnosis, they have an urge to change their lifestyle. The includes wearing more sunscreen, getting...reactionscomments
10 Ways to Balance Body and Mind...Mental and physical health are intrinsically linked. Managing the stresses of a physical condition like skin cancer can be mentally and emotionally...reactionscomments
UPF, The Next SPF?...I am sorry to have to do this, but we have another acronym to deal with in the world of skincare and...reactionscomments
Wringing My Hands Over Confusing Instructions...One of my tennis teams was called Mass Confusion because we were based in Massachusetts and we were confused (though we did...reactions1comment
Efudex vs. Cryosurgery: Timing is Everything...Numbers aren’t my thing. Some are more irritating than others. I lost count years ago as to the number of visits I...reactionscomments
Do This, Not That...When it comes to skin cancer, there are a few things you can do to make yourself less at risk. These are...reactionscomments
When People Don't Seem to Listen...I’m not going to name names, but not so long ago one of my family members came back from an outing with...reactionscomments
Smells Like Tanning Addiction to Me...Tan legs to your left. Golden brown arms to your right. Whether you’re standing in line at the grocery store or walking...reactionscomments
