Sunscreen: It's Not Always Easy...Change is never easy. Whether you are making the move to a new city, beginning a new job, or starting a new...reactionscomments
Are My Coworkers Really Competing for the Best Tan?...I walked into the conference room at work a few months ago and noticed that two of my coworkers sitting around the...reactionscomments
Understanding UV Protection During UV Awareness Month...Summer is here, the weather is warming up even in the most northern parts, and the solstice has just passed, giving us...reactions1comment
Efudex: Um, When Am I Done?...Prescriptions are straightforward and by-the-book. Your doctor or pharmacist provides a quick explanation of how much and how often to take it...reactions30comments
Childhood Trauma and Skin Cancer...Warning: May contain triggers for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It was the fall of 1983. I had just put on my...reactions3comments
Worse Than I Thought...I'm a transplant recipient for almost 19 years so I go to the dermatologist on a regular basis. Went in November 2019...reactions2comments
5 Things My Cancer Taught Me...“A woman is like a teabag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” –...reactionscomments
Embarrassed About My Face and Telling People Not to Look at It...In the past few days when going places, I have said to people, “Don’t look at my face.” This is admittedly strange...reactionscomments
Has anyone had any experience having a squamous cell carcinoma removed from their nose?...I have just been diagnosed with quite a large one on the tip of my nose and just don’t know what to...reactions8replies
COVID-19 Updates, July 16: Updates on People at Risk, Testing, Reopening, and a Vaccine...Even after months of navigating life in the COVID-19 era, keeping up with new information and news can be overwhelming. Below are...reactionscomments
Caution Roadwork Ahead: Bring Sunscreen...You are making good time (whatever good time is) and then you see it from a distance. Red lights backed up for...reactionscomments
Protection at the Beach...Traveling with kids is always interesting. Planning a trip with friends is hectic but fun. Vacationing with skin cancer - that’s just...reactionscomments
What's Blue and White and Crammed Into My Drawer? (Lots of Creams)...This is probably not a question that occurs to many people unless those people have a drawer full of prescription meds for...reactionscomments
Sun Safety Tips from a Melanoma Survivor Living in Arizona...The 4th of July has come and gone which means it’s officially summertime! AKA time to whip out the swimsuits, booze, and...reactions2comments
Efudex: Sleep, Wherefore Art Thou?...Sleep is a beautiful thing when you can get it. The coveted forty winks can be hard to come by even in...reactionscomments
Aldara...Anyone have treatment with Aldara? I'm 49 recovering from my 12th and 13th BCC. This is my 4th on my nose... The...reactionsrepliesTreatment
The Long Road to Mohs...Tomorrow morning I’m having Mohs surgery for an infiltrating basal cell cancer on my face. My surgery was originally scheduled for two...reactions2comments
A Little Help From My Friend...Having melanoma can be lonely. Very few people in my daily life have had any serious health concerns. Most don’t know much...reactionscomments
Radiation Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma...I had radiation therapy for a small squamous cell lesion on my lower leg 9 months ago. It still hasn’t healed and...reactions4repliesTreatment
Transgenic Stem Cells to Regenerate the Skin...Epidermolysis bullosa is a severe and often fatal genetic disease caused by mutations in the genes that encode laminin, the basement membrane...reactionsrepliesResearch & Clinical Trials
