Ten Life Saving New Year's Resolutions...It’s just about that time of the year. Time for well-intentioned resolutions that take flight in January, but too often crash and burn by March. Think about all of the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Tan Skin Doesn't Mean I'm Invincible...Since my early 20s, I've gone to a few skin exams for precaution. I don't have a history of skin cancer in my family, but I did spend a lot...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Knowing Better But Still Picking At My Skin...Don’t try this at home. Look at a tiny black spot on your skin and say, “Hmmm, this could be melanoma. But if I pick at it and it comes...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Basil Carcinoma Success...I was using baking soda, vinegar, and others and it seemed to be working, but it came back after stopping. I bought a wart freeze-off kit and applied it. It...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Smartphones and the Sun?...I have to admit that I was not the first person in my community to get a smartphone, nor the first person on my block, nor the first person in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Finding a Derm in a Derm Desert...It’s a sad fact: The U.S. is a country where available and easy health care is not guaranteed. Especially when it comes to skin cancer treatment. For some, the issue...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FDA Approves Keytruda for Advanced or Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a treatment for advanced or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma in both adults and children.Merkel cell carcinoma...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Should I be worried?...If you look at my profile pic you'll see that on my eye I have this pearl shaped waxy looking bump. It appeared almost a year ago. I now I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Recurrence Rates and Risks by Skin Cancer Type...After a diagnosis of skin cancer, a person’s risk of having another skin cancer – called a recurrence – is increased. The risks of recurrence vary by the type of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Efudex: A Probable Culprit in Mystery Outbreak...When I first got a sore on my lip, I didn’t know what it was, but I was certain that the itching and burning were causing great distress. It got...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Does this look cancerous?...Hi, I hope I’m not using this forum inappropriately but I was wondering if somebody could look at my profile picture and reassure me. I noticed this mark on my...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Starting Conversations: Getting Your Ducks in a Row...Talking about the end of our life can feel taboo, but the fact is we will all be in that stage of life at some point, and having a plan...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Giving the Gift of Your Experience...The holidays are upon us again, and so is the urge to make sure family and friends are suppressing the urge to hate on their pale winter skin. I’ve been...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
One Step Forward, Five Steps Back...Today, I’m angry. Typically, I’m an even-keeled person. Usually I have a positive outlook. Today I’m not, and today I don’t. My daughter, who is 20 and loves to go...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
SPF, the Military's Best Defense...My wife, Kathy, grew up in a military home. Her dad was a full colonel in the United States Army and was stationed around the world over his career. Kathy...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Benefits of Physical Rehabilitation of a Person with Cancer, Part II...As written in part I of this article, it was highlighted that studies examining the therapeutic value of exercise of people with various cancers during primary cancer treatment suggest that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
MDs on this website seek to preserve status quo....I am a retired MD with a personal and family history of skin cancer. I have related my success with an extract of goldenseal seal and myrrh along with hyperthermia...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesTreatment
Skin Cancer Anxieties: Loss and Progression...In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical illness and its side effects. Phrases in bold are the words of our community members across various conditions...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
skin cancer but no biopsy?...I thought I had a cyst as that is what I had been told in the past & it would go away by itself...it did, but it came back and...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Pregnancy and Melanoma...I remember the first time my wife was pregnant. It was an amazing time for us. We worked on the nursery and chose “Classic Pooh”. We loaded up on Blue’s...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
